Yet another beginning
The decision to take a long walk "From the Bottom to the Top" of the UK mainland has been made. This blog is part of the project to record the preparations &, once I set off in March or April 2018, the walk itself. I hope friends will be able to join me for sections. If this is you, please give me some warning, if only to manage my face-shaving schedule.
I have told so many people, it will be an embarrassment not to go, so now it's planning time. A friend, who always plans his walks in some detail, told me not to bother. "Use the map on your phone & just go", has some appeal. I did just over half the Cotswold Way &, later, a wander around the Isle of Wight like that (pre-smartphone era). Both were over a Christmas break & I enjoyed the looks of surprise on B&B hosts when turning up unannounced. Some route decisions must be made, as stated elsewhere. Having just read "Hell of a Journey: On Foot Through the Scottish Highlands in Winter by Mike Cawthorne", the concept of food caches might just solve a couple of concerns North of Fort William.
I have told so many people, it will be an embarrassment not to go, so now it's planning time. A friend, who always plans his walks in some detail, told me not to bother. "Use the map on your phone & just go", has some appeal. I did just over half the Cotswold Way &, later, a wander around the Isle of Wight like that (pre-smartphone era). Both were over a Christmas break & I enjoyed the looks of surprise on B&B hosts when turning up unannounced. Some route decisions must be made, as stated elsewhere. Having just read "Hell of a Journey: On Foot Through the Scottish Highlands in Winter by Mike Cawthorne", the concept of food caches might just solve a couple of concerns North of Fort William.
Good luck Jean. I can't imagine who told you to plan it as you go along, but wouldn't that give more flexibility and add to the excitement?
ReplyDeleteThanks. Hmm, it certainly would. In contrast: today I discovered that just South of Zennor is Zennor Quoit, on an Open Access area giving a non-footpath link to a potential good view & a good half day's alternative to the SWCP.
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