I fall asleep to the sound of rain and it must have continued all through the night. My tent is soaked to the touch and I am not motivated to leave my cosy sleeping bag and pack down… Alas, the promise of hot food, a steaming bath and my bed lures me out and I … More Day 7 – Last Day on the C2C
I keep sliding down to the end of my tent as I’m not 100% level and I don’t sleep as well as I was hoping for. Alas, I’m packed and walking for 5:30am. I pass by Borrowdale YHA, a hostel my siblings and I stayed in 5 years ago. It is super quiet, tents sit … More Day 2 ~ Hiking the Coast to Coast Solo
Despite both waking early we don’t get up, our bodies appreciate the extra few hours. A low white fog has rolled in and remains all morning. The ferry which connects Skye with the island of Raasay bleets out every so often. We’re hiking for 9:30am and return to the main road. It is almost eerily … More Day 4 on the Skye Trail
We’ve slept in, my alarm was set for 7am but we didn’t get up for a while…I could hear rain coming and going, hitting the tent walls and a slight breeze slipping inside. It wasn’t cold and I was rather cosy buried in my sleeping bag. Walking by 8:30am, today was the day of ridge … More Day 2 – Hiking the Skye Trail
For once my alarm wakes me, I must be tired and perhaps the shelter of the trees tricks my body into thinking it’s still night time. I’m slow to get up and go. I follow the rocky track as it leads the way, dividing two fields. One harbours sheep and the other with a family … More Day 3 Hiking the South Downs Way Solo
