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 5, 6, 7, 8

    Friday: feeling a little under the weather but it might have been the wine last night. Breakfast with Ricky, Fiona, Jimmy, Jackie, and Stuart at…


  • I woke up really early feeling a bit delicate from the wine last night but otherwise glad to be backpack free. I might have mentioned…


  • The boys (DB and Eric) will be joining me in Manchester on May 17, so I am basically ahead of the plan. When they arrive,…


  • The last few days on the canals have been great for getting in some miles, not necessarily easy ones, with great photo ops here and…


  • Today, I was taped up and ready for the paths. Even though the paths are a great way to get in the miles, they are…


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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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