Hiking Without Supervision

Tales from the trail (aka Senior Moments)

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Land’s End to John o’Groats, April to June, 2023
The plan was to walk 1,111.1 miles from the southern tip of England to the northern tip of Scotland. Not everything went to plan… The trip started at Land’s End in a hurricane and ended in John o’Groats in a gale. In between was a lesson in adaptability.


  • May 27 to June 2. After a quick overnight visit to Dundee to resupply and repack, we headed up North to finish this darned walk.…


  • From May 21 to May 25 we hiked The Pennines. We were all tired, and at one point we devolved into childish antics, such as…


  • The Pennines, May 20

    Note to my readers: I realize these posts are more than a month old but so much has been going on. Bear with me as…


  • The Pennines, May 19

    We woke up to rain, so unpacked the raincoats and umbrellas, and off we went. At the very start we took a right when we…


  • We started the day right with a full English breakfast and coffee. Met John, another hiker who was 6 foot 8 inches tall, wow. We…


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Hiya! I’m Cathie and I love to walk and hike. I’m totally addicted to long miles, preferably in the sun. Whether it’s a few miles or hundreds of miles, I like to gear up, get out, and just go.

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