Tag: Hiking in England
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The Cotswold Way-A New Day Dawns
Day 7 We began our day feeling pretty good about it. Reg’s itinerary had us walking just 10 miles with an easy 450’ of ascent. “Piece of cake,” we thought. We passed by St Mary the Virgin, one of the oldest churches in the area. According to Wikipedia, it is thought that most of what…
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The Cotswold Way-A Couple Of Wimps
Day 6 It was an ongoing 24-hour debate between us; Should we walk or not? How hard would it rain? How windy would it get? How wet would we be by the time we reached Wotton-Under-Edge?Having walked in miserable weather several times in the past, the memories were clear, so in the end we wimped…
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The Cotswold Way-Doesn’t Miss A Hilltop
Day 4 After a torrential morning downpour during our breakfast time, the sun reappeared (yay!) when we headed out on the trail. By the end of the day we had climbed up to the top of three different nature parks, all with impressive distant views. All very pretty but what happened to the charming villages…
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The Cotswold Way-Not My Favorite Day
Day 3 It rained overnight, but by the time we woke up it was dry but blustery. There didn’t seem to be much hope of sunny weather today. The walk out of town took us past a cricket club and along a nice, easy walking country road. Then we took a turn into yet another…
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The Cotswold Way-No Tipping
Day 2 The sun was out and it was a beautiful day. Our guidebook promised a 12-mile walk to Winchcombe which is where we would spend the night. It also promised a couple pretty steep climbs and we tackled the first one soon after leaving the town limits of Broadway. Today we skirted around fields…
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South West Coast Path: The Checkered Flag is in Sight
As pleasant as the above scene looks, Sunday morning brought horrendously strong winds to the area, foiling the plans of any walker in his or her right mind. Our host was kind enough to keep our packs for us until we could catch the afternoon bus to Pendeen, our stop for the night. The photos…
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South West Coast Path: Making Memories
There are so many more memories to capture beyond the beautiful scenery of the South West Coast Path. Here are a few of our favorites.
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