Jane Smith
South Downs Way Day 8 - Bo Peep Farm to Eastbourne
The day started with another of those moments of interaction that I love about doing these walks. I had a long chat with Eileen and John,...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 9
- 7 min
South Downs Way Day 7 - Housedean to Bo Peep Farm
After an hour or two scrambling to get yesterday’s blog up and running, I had a lovely breakfast with Claire and Stephen before he drove...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 9
- 6 min
South Downs Way Day 6 - Bramber to Housedean
I wrote this blog entry last night, and saved it as a draft, only to discover this morning that it had disappeared. So I’m writing it...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Holding post
All well, but I have WiFi issues - today’s blog will go up in the morning!
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Jane Smith
- Apr 7
- 7 min
South Downs Way Day 5 - Amberley to Bramber
The day started with thoughtfulness. My B and B host texted me to say that she’d sorted breakfast early for me if I wanted it, so that I...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 6
- 5 min
South Downs Way Day 4 - Cocking to Amberley
Yesterday evening had a bit of a challenge. The window in my bedroom had been left open when I arrived, and it was very stiff. In...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 5
- 6 min
South Downs Way Day 3 - Buriton to Cocking
No nightmares last night. That feels like a real step forward, and I think doing this walk is definitely part of that. It was great to...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 4
- 8 min
South Downs Way Day 2 - Exton to Buriton
More nightmares last night. They are very wearing, but maybe part of the process. Waking on full alert in the pitch black is something...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 3
- 8 min
South Downs Way Day 1 - Winchester to Exton
A poor night filled with nightmares and struggling with a very soft bed, but I felt excited and ready to go when I woke. I'd opted not to...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 2
- 3 min
South Downs Way day zero - in Winchester
For the last three years, when I've embarked on the long distance walks that I've done during the summers, I've been almost overwhelmed...
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Jane Smith
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Getting ready to go again
It's been a wet and miserable Spring. My hiking so far this year has been trudging around the same local fields and woods in the wet,...
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Jane Smith
- Nov 14, 2023
- 7 min
Chiltern Way Day 16 - Redbourn to Hemel Hempstead
After my unsatisfactory breakfast yesterday, I vowed to do better today. The best reviewed restaurant in St Albans is The Hatch, and it...
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Jane Smith
- Nov 12, 2023
- 5 min
Chiltern Way Day 15 - Breachwood Green to Redbourn
The pub I stayed in last night is marketed as being for walkers (tick) and also for those flying from Luton airport. There was no missing...
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Jane Smith
- Nov 11, 2023
- 6 min
Chiltern Way Day 14 - Great Offley to Breachwood Green
Lots of stretching and massaging my dodgy foot yesterday seemed to have helped this morning. I tested it cautiously and was pleased to...
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Jane Smith
- Nov 10, 2023
- 5 min
Chiltern Way Day 13 - Sharpenhoe to Great Offley
It's been almost a month since the last walk, and I could really feel it today. It's been a very busy time with both work and family...
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Jane Smith
- Oct 22, 2023
- 8 min
Chiltern Way Day 12 - Whipsnade to Sharpenhoe
I normally write this blog in the evening after I walk. During the last two summers of trekking, it was part of the rhythm of my day, to...
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Jane Smith
- Oct 3, 2023
- 8 min
Chiltern Way Day 11 - Champneys to Whipsnade
Given I had done a long walk, had a relaxing evening and a very comfortable bed, I would have expected to sleep well, but sadly that...
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Jane Smith
- Oct 1, 2023
- 7 min
Chiltern Way Day 10 - Princes Risborough to Champneys
It's lovely walking more than one day at a time. It has much more the feel of an adventure, even though today I was never much more than...
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Jane Smith
- Sep 30, 2023
- 6 min
Chiltern Way Day 9 - Stokenchurch to Princes Risborough
Less than a week since getting to Stokenchurch, I unexpectedly have time to do more of the Chiltern Way. Sadly, our plans to spend the...
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Jane Smith
- Sep 25, 2023
- 6 min
Chiltern Way Day 8 - Ewelme to Stokenchurch
The morning started how the best mornings did in the summer, chatting to my landlady and finding out a bit about her life. Her family...
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