Annoyingly, I've had a few days of not sleeping well. I think I've got used to the mileage, so I'm not feeling exhausted and ready for...

Yesterday afternoon Magda commented on how much admin there is in doing this walk. There's routes and weather to check, obviously, but...

I'm delighted that my fundraising page has now exceeded its target of £1000 so I'm considering extending it to maybe £1500. I've had the...

I thought sleep would be difficult again last night. The Drovers Inn is an ancient pub, and some of it looks like it hasn't had the...

Generally I've been sleeping really well since starting this trek, but last night was not a good one. With no signal, and very patchy...

This has been a memorable day. It started with the first time David and I have been apart in either of our birthdays. FaceTime presents...

I started today feeling like I didn't need a rest day, and I'd rather be walking. But that's a better way round than the opposite. It's...

I had an interesting late evening yesterday, with a group of lads in the room next door larking about and playing music loudly. I was...

A delightfully leisurely start to the day, having breakfast and popping back into North Face briefly where I'd bought the third pair of...

I'm a planner. The planning of this trip has given me a lot of pleasure, both solving the various accommodation conundrums and the...

The forecast was that the rain might not start till 10, so I got up very early (for me!) to be at breakfast by just after 7. Expecting a...

It's interesting walking for the Samaritans, having the information poster on my rucksack and their branded T shirt. It generally...

Today was always going to have a difficult start. Farewells are hard, and seeing David drive away, knowing I won't see him for a month...

Not such an early start to the walk today, as we had to clear out of the AirBnB that we've had a good three days in. It's great having a...

The forecast for today was pretty poor, with a high chance of rain for a lot of the day. But the hours up until 10am were the most...

Rest days are really important. They give my legs a chance to have a pause, but also give me time to catch up with all the other aspects...

We had breakfast this morning in the Still room, where the Traquair House housekeeper would have worked, organising the business of the...

Readers of this blog last year will remember that one of the biggest challenges for me in doing this sort of walk is the psychological...

One of the side effects of walking vigorously every day is that I'm ready to go to bed early. Last night was not as early as some, but...

There have been so many ways in which today has been a contrast to yesterday. Just as joyous, but very different. The day started...