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Coast to Coast

Day 13 of my walk in to the sea
11 Aug 2016

Day 13 of my walk in to the sea

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cleveland Way, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

At 6.30 when I was all packed up and ready to leave Intake Farm, I was excited and saddened in equal measure.  By around 11am I was going to be able to say that I had done the Coast to … Continued

Day 12 of trying not to stray of t'path
10 Aug 2016

Day 12 of trying not to stray of t'path

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths | 0

It was literally freezing when I woke up this morning at around 5am so I decided to pack up and get moving as quickly as possible. When I say ‘literally’, I am using the word’s modern meaning of ‘metaphorically’, but … Continued

Day 11 of saying goodbye to friends
9 Aug 2016

Day 11 of saying goodbye to friends

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Cleveland Way, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths, Walking | 0

There are no shops in Ingleby Cross, the Blue Bell Inn only serve campers breakfast if they pre-book (which, apparently, is at an undisclosed point before the previous evening) and I was down to my last flapjack.  I was going … Continued

Day 10 of playing on the motorway
8 Aug 2016

Day 10 of playing on the motorway

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths | 0

I am going back to the whole ‘on paper’ thing again for a moment, because ‘on paper’ this stage seems really great: a 20 mile hike across the Vale of Mowbray. Loving a pork pie as I do, imagine the … Continued

Day 9 of being a local
7 Aug 2016

Day 9 of being a local

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths | 0

Solid caravan though it was, it was clear, from the constant rattling of the windows overnight, that the wind had picked up and reports coming in from those not lucky enough to be sleeping on a sofa were that the … Continued

Day 8 of Mountain Bikers and Caravans
6 Aug 2016

Day 8 of Mountain Bikers and Caravans

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths | 0

It was a cold night last night with the clear skies of the evening going on long in to the early hours and beyond, resulting in temperatures dropping to just below the comfort level of my two season sleeping bag.  … Continued

Day 7 of Cream Teas and Yurt Gardens
5 Aug 2016

Day 7 of Cream Teas and Yurt Gardens

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths, Walking | 0

Rather than overpay for the food offerings from the youth hostel, breakfast consisted of a protein and carb rich, highly nutritional Ginster’s Cornish Pasty from the local Co-op, where I was also able to stock up on supplies for the … Continued

Day 6 of being haunted by an overactive imagination
4 Aug 2016

Day 6 of being haunted by an overactive imagination

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths, Walking | 0

Despite being confused by the luxury of my really comfortable bed and not sleeping as well as I have been doing in my tent, I reluctantly left my nice warm B&B room and set out in to the unknown not quite … Continued

Day 5 of surviving bad decisions
3 Aug 2016

Day 5 of surviving bad decisions

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths | 0

I don’t know if it had been raining all night or whether the cloud had just been so low that it had shrouded everything in wetness, but when I got up things seemed a little damp. I managed to find … Continued

Day 4 of resting up and reading the paper
2 Aug 2016

Day 4 of resting up and reading the paper

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Coast to Coast, Long Distance Paths | 0

The night in the wild was a pretty peaceful one and despite a smattering of awakenings due to the wind picking up and a few spots of rain I managed a massive 10 hours sleep. Opening the tent revealed low … Continued

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