An Epic English Hiking Adventure! St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay – We made it! We were all smiles after finally reaching Robin Hood’s Bay, the official end point of Alfred Wainwright’s iconic Coast…
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Food, Glorious Food… Woo-hoo! Not only are we just 5 days away from reaching Robin Hood’s Bay, the end of our Coast to Coast walk – but today we finally finished our giant bag…
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A Wedding Anniversary To Remember! I’m sure it’s not often that someone can say they celebrated their wedding anniversary whilst walking the Coast to Coast path. Well this year, we did just that! It…
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Too Hot To Handle! Us ‘English’ folk are never ones to complain, but it really has been a hot one today in ‘The Lakes’! I crave for sunshine and love nothing more than a…
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In Love With The Lakes… What a glorious morning to wake up in ‘The Lakes’! Not even the midges could put a dampener on things. Although we were feeling quite famished so a full…
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In The Footsteps Of Wainwright… After already walking 276 miles through northern England, we thought why stop? Not wanting to disrupt our walking routine too much, we were both prepared and eager to embark…
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We’re Now Certified Long Distance Hikers! Yes, we’ve done it! We’ve officially walked 268 miles along the Pennines from England to Scotland! By our reckoning, our actual mileage is closer to 276 with the…
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Less Than 100 Miles To Go! Not to be confused with York City Wall (just a minor faux pas from myself!) ‘Hadrian’s Wall’, a defensive fortification from Roman Britain, and now a UNESCO World…
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Our Pennine Way Adventure Continues… So far we’ve only used 5 blister plasters and taken 8 Ibuprofen tablets. That’s good going considering we’re well over halfway! Join us on a cyber journey of some…
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We Say Goodbye To The Dales As We Head ‘Up North’… It was time to get back on the trail after two much needed rest days. With our aches and pains almost gone, blisters…
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Tour de France Fever Hits The Dales! It was perfect timing for us. We had planned a rest day at Hawes, which happened to coincide with the Tour de France weekend. So not only…
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‘The Southern Section’… Our ‘Mini-Me’ Lego hikers have also been enjoying the sights along the Pennine Way! Take a look at the best bits of their journey along the southern section – from Edale…
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Keep Calm & Carry On Hiking… The first thing we can confirm is that hiking the Pennine Way makes you constantly hungry! We’ve never denied that we both have BIG appetites and ‘food’ plays…
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The Pennine Way – Did You Know? Whilst hiking the Pennine Way we’ve discovered a few interesting facts and figures about the route we’ll be taking! Over the course of 268 miles there are…
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The Pennine Way – One Day To Go… Whilst Wayne has been busy researching camp sites, memorising routes, working out daily mileage and creating detailed spreadsheets, my biggest concern with our latest hiking adventure…
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A Summer Of Hiking… “Wander here, a whole summer if you can… Time will not be taken from the sum of life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly…