Day 3 : Fort Victoria to Grange Chine : 16 miles (inc. popping up the road to the shops for a resupply) Camping in woods is amazing in that it's so bloody warm. I'm a cold sleeper, in fact I'm a cold human in general and end up spending stupid money on wool because if [...]
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Isle Of Wight Coastal Path Days 1 & 2
Day 1 : Ryde to Gurnard : 12.7 miles (inc. detours for food and toilet stops) On account of the fact that Portsmouth isn't a horrific distance from where we live we figured we might as well get a train there to avoid driving round the city in increasing circles trying to find somewhere to [...]
Dartmoor Again
If you go to Dartmoor and don't end up tits-deep in tussocks hell bent on demonstrating which way your ankles aren't meant to go before depositing you in a bog, did you even go to Dartmoor? We'd decided not to do battle with the bank holiday traffic because we're not complete fucking masochists and instead [...]
Two Nights On Dartmoor
Well Dartmoor started off well enough with lovely, defined trails and well placed stiles that were taller than we are. For all intents and purposes, Dartmoor was a fucking doddle, despite the clouds looming closer, the kind of clouds you don't really want to see when you're just embarking on a three day hike with [...]