Monthly Archives: May 2010

It was up early for the adventurous day I had planned. Rugged coastlines, as many ancient sites as I could squeeze in, picturesque old ghost mines tumbling into the sea and then a relaxing time at St Ives. Well…it was … Continue reading →

Tuesday: Sennen Cove is about as close to Land’s End as you can get, so It was a bit of a novelty to spend the night here. The morning had me walk just up and over the cliff to Land’s … Continue reading →

Up quite early today and off for a two hour walk from Lizard Point around past Old Lizard Point. Go Figure. Did the old one get so eroded that they had to change the most southerly point?? There’s an old … Continue reading →

Up and on the road down to the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan. Now, what I can’t understand is how you can just conveniently forget that you have 1000 acres of amazing gardens surrounding your home and have it become … Continue reading →

I think I had a visit from aliens last night. I go to bed in England and wake up in Australia. Did I get teleported back home during the night? I drove from the town of Newquay to Fisteral Beach … Continue reading →

Ok…it’s not funny anymore. I’m manifesting the sun from here on in. South West England is supposed to be like “another country”. That’s what they tell me. Someone forgot to tell the weather! After 1.5 rest days at Serena’s, the … Continue reading →

Question of the day is what does the title mean? The hint is that the secret location was Greenhead, which is the perfect starting point from which to see Hadrian’s Wall. “Ecce!! Hadrian’s Vallum!” Ok…so my year 7 Latin isn’t … Continue reading →

The morning started with the purchase of the local tipple…Deeside Water. It’s supposed to have healing properties so I got a couple of bottles from the service station. I mean, you can’t have too much of a good thing. I’ve … Continue reading →

I should have done this a week ago, but forgot. Norbert will not be happy. Norbert is my travelling companion. I’ll let him introduce himself…. Hello. I’m Norbert the sheep. I was born in China but spent most of my … Continue reading →

I can’t work out why they wear kilts up here in the wilderness. Why no undies????????? I mean, you could have your clan’s tartan printed on thermal long johns. Surely! Having been to a school where the uniform was black … Continue reading →