Everyone in the hostel had the same idea and we were all woken up at the same time by the chiming of alarms which were coincidently all set for the same time. I didn’t get up with the same spring that I did the day before. I was still quite tired, not fully rested but […]
Coast to Coast Walk – Day 1
The alarm went off in the tent at 7 a.m. and we both woke up a little bleary eyed. There was no rush, no train to catch and no one to meet. We just had to get up and get on with it. We opened the door to the tent to let a little air […]
Coast to Coast Walk – Getting there
I was hoping to write my blog posts for the coast to coast walk as I went along. I knew that I wouldn’t get signal every day but I thought that I would be able to at least write up what had happened each day and then post it when possible. The best laid plans […]
Coast to Coast Walk – The preparation
I woke up this morning at just gone 10, I looked at the clock, noted the time and rolled back over. Then the date registered. I thought for a second, what day was it we were going? Tuesday? Was that the 14th or 15th? Have I got another day or is this it? Today is […]
A step too far
(I apologise for the lack of pictures in this post. I’ll try and crowbar some in from Google later) In a few weeks time I’m going to be going to Cumbria with my friend Jonny to attempt, and hopefully complete, the coast-to-coast walk as the guide book written by Alfred Wainwright set out. Anyone who […]