“Remember, no obstacles, only challenges.” Ernie, Groove 5th March The challenge this week was to get to 30km, which left me a little nervous, until I reviewed some of my previous walks and realised that this was only a couple of miles longer than the walk on the 19th Feb. It’s odd the tricks your…
“Never theorise before you have the data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes 28th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 43. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 76 I read a story once about a horse that could count. Well,…
“I gotta keep breathing, Because, tomorrow the sun will rise, and who knows what the tide will bring.” Chuck Noland, Castaway 24th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 47. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 80 At school I used to really enjoy CDT (craft, design & technology, I still have the scar…
“Guilt is like a big bag of bricks. All you gotta do is set it down.” John Milton, The Devil’s Advocate 21st Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 50. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 83 I’ve written before about bumps in the road. I hit a couple of big ones this week….
“Careful the wish you make. Wishes come true, not free.” Witch, Into the Woods 19th Feb I had planned this walk the week before, but had no idea that I would be setting out in the shadow of Eunice. The storm hit the south west with fury from Friday morning onwards, gusts recorded in the…
“On your left!” Steve Rogers, Captain America and the Winter Soldier. 16th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 55. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 88 I did it! After last weeks shortened run, pulling up 2 minutes before the end of the programs allotted time, I was a little nervous as I…
“After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value.” G. M. Trevelyan 15h Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 56. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 89 There is no small amount of satisfaction in planning. The joy of mapping something out, literally in my case, and imagining the progress can be…
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” Alfred Wainwright. 14h Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 57. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 90 A couple of wins that have countered my self-flagellation of the previous week. The walk at the weekend was brilliant, tiring, longer than before, but outstanding….
“Remind yourself that striving can be more important than arriving.” Marvin J. Ashton 12th Feb The aim for this walk was 5.5 hours out. #littleDacombe joined me again this week, but we left #dogbeast at home. We picked a new route, working around the Cotswold escarpment anticlockwise and taking in a local landmark, the Tyndale…
“Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.” Kara Goucher 9th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 62. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 95 It had to happen. Whilst I have only been on this journey for…
