Different Perspectives
8 June 2022. It rained for most of the night but it was dryish when we packed up tents for a 0700 departure. A 10 min walk from the campsite got us back on the Pennine Way, up the valley of Crowden Great Brook, an impressive glacial creation. From there onto Black Hill at 582m, … Continue reading Crowden to Standedge/Diggle
7 June 2022. It gets light at around 0430, so as we were awake with a reasonably long day ahead, we didn’t hang around. The route took us up Hope Valley, across Kinder Scout and Bleaklow down into Crowden. We were off at 0700, stopped for lunch on the Snake Pass road at 1115 for … Continue reading Edale to Crowden
6 June 2022. I am on a trip to the UK from home in NZ, three years after my last visit. Life has been busy, so another long distance trail appealed. The plan for the next three weeks is to walk the Pennine Way. A London tube strike didn’t help on start the journey to … Continue reading Pennine Way – London to Edale
Three months have passed since I completed the trail. I had no immediate plans on finishing but that was immaterial as Covid-19 restrictions were dictating life for us all, certainly in New Zealand. I heard from the Mary Potter Hospice that the March fundraising appeal letter and email, in which they included Jenny’s and my … Continue reading Post Trail Update
24 Mar. My South Island walk had three purposes: me, Jenny and charities. For me it was a transition journey back to some sort of normal life after Jenny’s illness and passing. For Jenny, it was for her spirit to be with me in the natural world she loves. And for charities, it was to … Continue reading Journey Reflections
21 Mar. With the rain forecast to worsen later in the day, we went for an early start from the Tuatara Lodge Backpackers at 07:30. The Subway next door was open so Richard and I picked up a sub for a later lunch. The trail out of town follows the Estuary Walkway for about 11km. … Continue reading Invercargill to Bluff – Last Day Walking
20 Mar. Today we had to wait for the tide. The route along Oreti Beach to Invercargill has a small estuary about mid way which is difficult to cross at high tide, which today was about 11:00. So Richard, Josh, Nina and I met at the Postmaster Bakery just after 10:00, where Richard and I … Continue reading Riverton to Invercargill
19 Mar. It was going to be a short walking day, so we had a slow start from the campsite bunk room and we were walking at 08:40. In the group were Richard, Josh and Nina. Down to the beach and then along the bay for about 6km. Much of that was pebble beach walking … Continue reading Colac Bay to Riverton
18 Mar. It was good to be walking at 08:20 in the fresh air after a night in a hut strongly smelling of rat urine and droppings. However as we found out from Roy and Sirkka later in the day, even camping in Longwood Forest, the rats try to chew their way into tents. They … Continue reading Martins Hut to Colac Bay
17 Mar. It was a very cold night and with the rain yesterday, my tent was soaked with condensation. Richard and I were up at 05:45, and the hut occupants were up soon after. We all got away at about the same time, 07:25. The first 12km was a 700m climb to Bald Hill, initially … Continue reading Merivale Hut to Martins Hut
The Interconnected View 