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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 | Views [562]
We are both now unemployed, the car has been sold, the flat has been totally redecorated and subsequently let out, we have got married,tomorrow we start the mother of all honeymoons and our bags are.......not yet packed! It even looks like there might ... Read more >
Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 | Views [277]
Well here is a quick tester to see if I can still remember how to add stories to these World Nomad on-line Journals. It is now nearly three years since the Appalachian Trail Trip and I am now preparing for the next one! This trip is going to be ... Read more >
Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Views [347] | Comments [1]
Well I am settling back into life in the
UK
and I am currently in the process of learning normal socialisation skills after
5 months living in the woods (it seems that you are supposed to wash cutlery
after use rather than just licking it ... Read more >
Sunday, 5 Oct 2008 | Views [306]
Well I did it...I climbed Mount Katahdin!
Sunday, 7 Sep 2008 | Views [587] | Comments [5]
Well here I am in Vermont and it is truely beautiful. About a week ago I made a significant decision... I had a several choices relating to how I continued with my trip as the possibility of me reaching Mount Katahdin in Maine(the Northern terminus ... Read more >
Thursday, 21 Aug 2008 | Views [395] | Comments [1]
Hi everyone - I am still out here in the woods (though right now I am sat in a library in Salisbury, Connecticutt). I will have to make this a short entry as it is now 2.30 in the afternoon and I haven't started hiking yet (obviously)! Usually I am much ... Read more >
Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 | Views [383]
Just a quick addition today as it is late and I have walked 22 miles today! I am in Virginia now and have walked about 650 miles, up more mountains than I can remember! I have now seen bears, snakes and hillbillies - and i am not sure which were more ... Read more >
Monday, 19 May 2008 | Views [494] | Comments [1]
Dear all, Apologies for this being the first proper journal entry since I have been on the trail. I have only had a couple of opportunities to access the internet and have either not had the time to update the journal or the access has been too slow.... Read more >
Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | Views [423] | Comments [1]
With only two days to go before I fly to Atlanta I suddenly decided I needed to reduce the weight I am going to be carrying in my rucksack! One trip to Blacks later and I am the proud owner of a tent that is 2kgs lighter than my old one. That coupled ... Read more >
Saturday, 29 Mar 2008 | Views [390]
Well I have managed to get travel insurance, though bizarely insurance companies feel it is appropriate to load the policy rather heavily for those of us who have had a stroke and heart surgery! Why that should effect my ability to hike the many miles ... Read more >
Monday, 17 Mar 2008 | Views [376]
Visited the Outdoors Show at NEC today. Was shopping for a few bits of gear that I still need for my assault on the Appalachian Trail in six weeks time (can't believe how quickly it is approaching). Bought new sleeping bag, sleeping mat and waterproof ... Read more >
