England - Coast to Coast
Grey, gloomy, pouring rain. It was good English walking weather when Maureen and I along with three other friends set out from St Bees to cross England. I try to make at least one long walk every year and this year’s stroll was the Wainwright Way, crossing England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. It wasn’t the first time I’ve dipped a toe in one sea and, later on, the other, but the previous trek was a decade ago along Hadrian’s Wall, a mere 120km. This time the walk was just over 300km and took 12 days.
Alfred Wainwright was an enthusiastic English walker ...
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