We should be outside, beyond the walls, where we can smell, feel, hear, and touch the real world. At least for a little bit of time each day. For me, the outdoors is for everything from hiking adventures, camping trips, big views, local walks, running errands, and the smallest connections with nature. Find out more about One Hour Outside.
Day five of our UK coast to coast hike was the day we would walk our way out of the Lake District with its pointy fells and knee-tingling terrain, and towards the slightly less gnarly looking hills of the Yorkshire … Continued
Oh Autumn. How beautiful you are. But how difficult you are to actually love. I always struggle at this time of year, as the sunrises get later, and the sunsets get earlier. The transition between light and dark mornings takes … Continued
Last weekend I hiked the Isbourne Way, a local-to-me linear route that follows the River Isbourne from where it rises on Cleeve Hill in the Cotswolds AONB, to its confluence with the River Avon in Evesham, Worcestershire. It’s been on … Continued
Day four on my UK coast to coast hiking adventure involved a significant weather-related decision. You know that phrase “no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing” (or whatever the exact saying is)? This day was a useful … Continued
While day two of my UK coast to coast hike (which you can read about in my last post) was marred by tearful feelings of failure, day three was a much more positive experience. A relatively short day at just … Continued
I’m interrupting my series of UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts (start here with day zero if you haven’t already caught up), to bring you one of my semi-regular currently loving features. These posts, which I prepare every other … Continued
The short version of day two of my UK coast to coast hike goes something like: “lovely lake, six gnarly Wainwrights, the steepest hill in the world, and teary feelings of failure”. This isn’t a pretty blog post. After 14 … Continued
I kicked this adventure journal series off with a blog post all about the couple of days leading up to starting my UK coast to coast hike. Consider this chapter two. In this post, the adventure really starts, as we … Continued
Last Sunday, I joined hundreds of other female motorcyclists at the Triumph factory in Hinckley, for the World’s Largest Female Biker Meet. I was there to help set a world record… Rolling up just after 11am, I was biker number … Continued
Back in October 2021 (last Autumn), friend and hiking partner Jenni (@mrsjtulip) and I hiked the UK coast to coast. On the wish list since we hiked the West Highland Way in 2017, we completed Alfred Wainwright’s traditional route from … Continued