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• West Harptree Wander (Part 1)

  

  Sunday 3rd July 2016My first walk of July was one that I decided would again be fairly close to home.West Harptree is an area south of Chew Valley Lake that I... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A Walk Around Priddy – June 2016 (Part 2)

  

  Sunday 26th June 2016Having spent some time at Westbury Beacon – my first visit to this area – and taken many photos, it was time to turn eastwards and find... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A Walk Around Priddy – June 2016 (Part 1)

  

  Sunday 26th June 2016Ignoring the Mendip Challenge from the start of the month; I don’t think I’d been to Priddy since July of last year. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• #Walk1000Miles – June 2016

  

  I fear I’m going to be disappointed with my tally for the month that was June. It began so very well and I felt confident that I’d be able to break a century,... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Osprey Manta AG 28 Review

  

  Having now owned the Osprey Manta AG 28 backpack for a little over a fortnight now, I feel prepared to share some of my initial perceptions. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Buying a New Backpack

  

  I’m getting ready to write a review of a backpack I purchased two-weeks ago. It’s now been out with me on its second walk and I feel prepared to jot down some o... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Saturday’s Group Walk

  

  Saturday 18th June 2016So, I’ve now led three walks so far this year, with the most recent one having been in the southern half of the Quantock Hills,... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Southern Quantocks – June 2016 (Part 2)

  

  Saturday 11th June 2016Having arrived at Wills Neck, I felt the urge to stop for an early lunch on the Quantock Hills. Overhead, however, the sky remained grim... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Southern Quantocks – June 2016

  

  Saturday 11th June 2016I sit down to write this, twenty-four hours after leading the group on this very walk in the southern half of the Quantock Hills. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Back to the Brecons (Part 2)

  

  Friday 3rd of June 2016With two peaks behind me, I was ready for the second-half of this challenging walk.Before I could begin the climb to the summit of Cribyn... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Back to the Brecons (Part 1)

  

  Friday 3rd of June 2016As a final (and intensive) training exercise ahead of last Sunday’s Mendip Challenge; I left work at 12.30, jumping on to the M5... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Mendip Challenge 2016: 10 Mile Route

  

  To conclude this three-part series in disclosing the truth of walking Weston Hospicecare’s thirty-mile Mendip Challenge, we’re going to take a look at the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Mendip Challenge 2016: 20 Mile Route

  

  Halfway way up the B3135 Cliff Road deep within Cheddar Gorge, the 20 Mile Circuit of the annual Mercury Mendip Challenge officially begins at the roadside... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Mendip Challenge 2016: 30 Mile Route

  

  This is the first post in a series of three that will document the route of the Mercury Mendip Challenge.In this post, I’ll share only the first ten-miles of th... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Mendip Challenge 2016

  

  Sunday 5th June 2016For the third successive year, I’ve completed the thirty-mile distance Mercury Mendip Challenge, which is a well-organised annual event... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Blue Anchor to Porlock Weir (Part 2)

  

  Sunday 29th May 2016We spent a good hour lazing in the sun at the summit of North Hill. That zig-zagging climb in the 21°C temperature had certainly taken it ou... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Blue Anchor to Porlock Weir (Part 1)

  

  Sunday 29th May 2016We approached this walk with a slight feeling of sadness, as it will be the penultimate walk in our challenge to walk the Somerset Coast Pat... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• #Walk1000Miles – May 2016

  

  What happened to the month of May?!Suddenly, it’s June. Yet, I’m fairly certain it was the end of April, only two weeks ago…In that case, it’s time for a monthl... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Unbroken / Ant-Man

  

  Two more recent films; both of which, I was quite disappointed to have missed out on viewing at the cinema.Unbroken – Based on a true story and largely... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• On the Mendips – May 2016

  

  Sunday 22nd May 2016It’s not that often I go walking on the very hills that are only a stone’s throw from my home. But having suffered with a cold for the past... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT