Preparation

12 July: two days before the big day and the boots get their final waxing. Better not leave them out in the sun or the wax’ll melt - as...

"I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe." (Robert Louis Stevenson). Here are the maps for the...

6 July: How to harden up my feet for the road? Some advise soaking in white spirit - others suggest cold tea. I’m far from sure about...

24 June: three weeks until we set out on our Miles to Malts adventure. Excitement is building, and the first piece of luggage has already...

16 June: I left my hat on a train, Paul's poles took an extended lunch break and my socks adopted camouflage...are we going to have...

16 June: four days of low-altitude, high-temperature training together, with the delightful company of Cathy Ward and Danny Levart. Paul...

9 June: Last week saw some more training for the big walk, this time in Northwest Scotland. Weather wasn’t quite as good as in the Brecon...

18 May: Excellent day’s training for Miles to Malts… However, today was not about England or Scotland, but Wales: Brian and I in sunshine...

Laying out the kit I think I need, and then trying to lift it - 15kg, so what can I do without?

In 2024, Neville started planning to fulfil a long-held dream of walking to Islay, famed for its single malt whiskies, and Paul rashly...

On the tough penultimate day of Susan's Pennine Way Challenge in 2022; we and a few other hardy souls walked all 260 miles of the PW,...