Camino – Viveda to Santillana del Mar
Wednesday -Viveda to Santillana del Mar We’re up and raring to go with un-dried laundry swinging from the sticks attached to my rucksack. It’s a 3-star hotel and looks like …
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Camino – Santander to Viveda
Monday Let the adventure begin. Six o´clock usually happens only once in the day, towards evening and getting up whilst it´s still dark is not one of my more enjoyable …
Swainby to Osmotherley with a Reward
This is a simple walk from Swainby to Osmotherley with mandatory fish and chips at the Osmotherley end (check opening times to avoid disappointment). It’s a little challenging at the …
Borrowdale, Grey Knotts, Otto and Kathy
Y’know, sometimes you meet someone that you instinctively like! A couple of years ago this month, the Pilgrim was walking the Camino in Spain and I’d arranged to meet her …
White Horse, Gormire, Sutton Loop
Pete’s looking dapper in light walking trousers, poachers waistcoat with more pockets than you can shake a stick at and a nice little fabric man-bag casually thrown over one shoulder. …
Pateley Bridge Loop (and some glorious pies)
In mid-February the Pilgrim asked me if I fancied doing a recce on a new walk that involved eating ‘the best pies in the world.’ Now that’s a bit of …
Beautiful Wensleydale by Train and Foot
Today we will learn about the origins of the Redmire Line, some reminiscences regarding the use of the guards’ vans of the goods trains that were often parked at Castle …