“Where my Feet Fall” by Duncan Minshull – a review. Part 2
A piece by piece review of the last 9 pieces of "Where my Feet Fall" - an anthology of 20 essays about walking by leading writers compiled by Duncan Minshull Publisher: Harper Collins £18.99 . Hardback. (also available as an ebook and Audio book with the writers reading their own essays) Published 31st March 2022. Do buy from an independent bookshop if you can. Having reached the limit for what I think of as an acceptable length for my previous post and having only got half way through the...
A return to Moel Hebog, Snowdonia
This post is dedicated to my Mum, who also climbed this mountain when she was probably in her 60's - and she also got lost at the end. Happy Birthday, Mum! (it's her birthday today) Date walked: 6th July 2015 Distance: around 5 miles Map used: OS...
Wales Coast Path:Church Bay to Holyhead
Date Walked: 15th April 2015 Distance: about 15 miles: Map used: OS Explorer 262 - Anglesey West *************** I had stayed last night at The Loft at Pen-Y-Craig - one of the best places I have stayed on this entire walk. I am not the most...
Wales Coast Path: Cemaes to Church Bay
Date Walked: 14th April 2015 Distance: about 11 miles: Map used: OS Explorer 262 - Anglesey West A bag was being transferred between accommodations by Anglesey walking Holidays. They charged £16 a day to transfer one bag (their minimum charge,...
Wales Coast path: Amlwch to Cemaes
Date walked: 13th April 2015 Distance: 8.5 miles Map used: OS Explorer 263: Anglesey East and OS 262: Anglesey West A bag was being transferred between accommodations by Anglesey walking Holidays. They charged £16 a day to transfer one bag (their...
Wales Coast Path: Benllech to Amlwch
Date Walked: 12th April 2015 Distance: 16 miles Map used: OS Explorer 263: Anglesey East I had with me The Wales Coast Path by Chris Goddard and Katherine Evans A bag was being transferred between accommodations by Anglesey Walking Holidays....
The All Out Blaze Sieve by Merrell
It seems that we decided we had had enough of getting cold, dirty feet and grit between our toes between 26,000 and 40,000 years ago. The hide of animals seems likely to have been the most favoured material early man used to clothe his feet and it...
Wales Coast Path: Beaumaris to Benllech
Date walked: April 11th 2015 Distance: around 15 miles Map used: OS Explorer 262- Anglesey West From today and for the following 4 days I had arranged for a bag to be transferred between overnight stops by Anglesey Walking Holidays. I had to pay...
Wales Coast Path: Menai Bridge to Beaumaris
Date walked: 10th April 2015 Distance: About 5 miles Map used: OS Explorer 263: Anglesey East ************* It felt like a long time since I had finished my last section of the Path at Menai Bridge. And it had been - over 7 months. So I was quite...
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway and North Cardiff Craigs
A very pleasant walk in the hills between Cardiff and Caerphilly through old Beech woods and some historic sites of industry. Date walked: 27th March 2015 Distance: around 9 miles Map used: OS Explorer 151: Cardiff & Bridgend...
Sixty on Pen-Y-Fan
Date walked: May 2nd 2015 Map used: None - but the route is covered by OS Explorer OL12 Distance: around 5 miles ************ I had been wondering how to celebrate my 6oth birthday for some time. Years possibly. I had no appetite for throwing a...
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