Category Archives: Walking

The Gap Year – May adventure

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

What an appropriate way to end this Year of Adventures Great and Small, as we began it last year with a circular walk around London (The Capital Ring). This month we did something I’ve long wanted to do – a … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: February

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

(A bit like London buses – you wait ages for a post to come along, and suddenly three appear all at once – the third on its way soon). Finally something (slightly) more conventionally adventurous, though I have to be … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: January adventure

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

(oops, rather late again.  Sorry, overtaken by lack of sleep.  More of which another time). People, in January we went to Birmingham for three days. I know, I’ve been there before.  He has too.  So where’s the adventure? you ask. … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: December adventure

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

(oops- a bit late.  Trying to catch up with myself.  Gradually….) Another ‘adventure’ that isn’t so very adventurous.  But we enjoyed it a lot, confirming my view that ‘adventurous’ isn’t a pre-requisite for an adventure. Oldest son and daughter-out-law were … Continue reading →

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Starting as we mean to go on

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

So – a new year, and plenty of thoughts about how to make the most of it. But before I get to that, two lovely and very different holiday days to start 2017. 1 January turned out to be dreary, … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: November Part 2

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

Mini-adventure 2 (all photos by Malcolm – apart from the chips) We had talked about having a few days away in late November to celebrate our ‘going out together’ anniversary. The GWR rail offer planted a seed of an idea … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: November Part 1

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

There were two min-adventures in November, both courtesy of Great Western Railway, which had a little-publicised (almost secret) special offer on during October and November, just for those of us who are 60+.  Go anywhere on their network for a … Continue reading →

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