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Category: Backpacking

Descriptive accounts of some of my backpacking exploits over the years, plus bits and pieces on backpacking.

Paintings with Memories

It’s been a funny year, one in which my walking and outdoor activities have been considerably hampered for much of … More

art, backpacking, Coast to Coast, Creativity, helm crag, kidsty pike, oil painting, painting, pembroke coast path, The Dorset Rambler, walking, white sands bay

To Walk a Little Longer!

I remember energy, I used to have some once! It’s not been auspicious start to 2020 unfortunately as I have … More

activity, age, backpacking, baggage transfer, Dorset, fitness, illness, old, The Dorset Rambler, walking

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! I trust that your path through 2020 will be smooth and with some beautiful … More

2020, adventures, backpacking, Dorset, Happy New Year, plans, The Dorset Rambler

Throw Back Thursday – Dawn in Ennerdale

Early morning as the sun began to wake up, I made my way along the country lane towards Ennerdale Water. … More

black and white, country lane, Cumbria, dawn, Ennerdale Bridge, frost, Lake District, morning, mountains, sunrise, The Dorset Rambler

On the Pembrokeshire Coast Path again – 2019 Day 4

We were woken early by the rumbling of a train, the sound coming in through our open window – it … More

Amroth, backpacking, North Beach, Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Penally, Saundersfoot, South Beach, St Catherine's Fort, Tenby, Tenby Castle, The Dorset Rambler, trekking, Wales, walking, Wiseman's Bridge

On the Pembrokeshire Coast Path again – 2019 Day 3

Day three dawned bright – in fact it was probably brighter outside than in because of disturbed sleep last night. … More

backpacking, Barafundle Bay, bays, Broad Haven, cliffs, coast, Freshwater East, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Penally, sea, Stackpole, The Dorset Rambler, The Lily Ponds, Wales, walking

On the Pembrokeshire Coast Path again – 2019 Day 2

Day two dawned somewhat cloudy although fortunately it wasn’t to last. Compared to my more usual camping trips, this was … More

Angle, Bosherston, Castlemartin, East Blockhouse, Eligug Stacks, Flimston, Freshwater West, St Govan's Chapel, The Dorset Rambler, The Green Bridge of Wales, The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Wales

On the Pembrokeshire Coast Path again – 2019 Day 1

It’s pouring with rain outside, so finally I have got round to looking back on my walks, and rides, over … More

Angle, Angle Bay, backpacking, Milford Haven, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Pwllcrochan, The Dorset Rambler, walking

On the Pembrokeshire Coast Path

I have just returned from a backpacking trip to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales, and what an awesome trip … More

backpacking, coast, hiking, Manorbier, sea, The Dorset Rambler, The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Wales, walking

The Year in Retrospect – 2018 Day 5

Having had abortive attempts to get away on some backpacking trips in the earlier part of the year, things finally … More

2018, backpacking, camping, Dales High Way, Dartmoor, Devon, Dorset, Dorset and Devon Coast Path, Pembrokeshire Coast Path, The Dorset Rambler, walking, Yorkshire Dales

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