A Walk in the Park
The May Day bank holiday weekend has become a tradition of camping, walking and the occasional beverage, the latter purely for restorative purposes of course.
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Around Alton Water
A muddy trail Time for a bike ride around the water again. This time, the weather was grey, it was cold and muddy. Fantastic. I surprisingly completed the lap within 5s of the...
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Its Been Way Too Long
Stour N&S to Flatford 2011-09-2 Last week was to be the first of my outings on a bike for at least 5 weeks. Thanks to a puncture or three, the early morning rise...
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Along the River Stour
Cyclemeter-Cycle-20110710-0737 It was a chilly start to the morning today, the sky was bright, and I was ready for another bike ride – sort of. All three of us arrived at the crossroads...
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Bike: Alton Water
Alton Water An early rise today, time for a bike ride around the water. Date: 14 May 2011 7:41 am Distance: 7.48 miles Elapsed Time: 38:53.0 Avg. Speed: 11.5 mph Max. Speed: 20.9...
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Hike: The Other Half
Walking the other half of Rutland Water, we headed back to the starting point at Barnsdale, then onto Egleston and beyond in the sunshine of May,
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Hike: Half Way Around
Half way around Rutland Water The weather was dry and mild. On departing the car park at Barnsdale, we headed east along the north shore towards Whitwell. The car park and large cycle...
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Hike: Rutland Peninsular
Walk The Rutland Peninsular The final day of walking followed a day of rest for the old man’s knees of mine. A few twinges on Saturday meant that I’d probably reached the limit...
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Its a Jolly Boys Outing
Every year on May day bank holiday weekend, a group of like-minded friends have been getting away to the countryside for walking, camping and beering. Not really in the style of Del Boy...
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