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Postcard #23 England/ Scotland border
Finally I've arrived in Scotland. Rather oddly, I'd never been across this border until 2018, when I took Eliza up to university and cried the whole way back but on calmer occasions I've driven through such breathtaking countryside that I can only guess at what lies...
A pared-down Christmas
The first Christmas I have ever spent apart from all of my family and friends.Some time in late December 2020, the year when the world was left stunned by SARS Covid-19, I wailed in a tweet that I never wanted to be be this far away from home at Christmas again. And...
Postcard #22 – Hadrian’s Wall
I had always thought that Hadrian's Wall formed the border between England and Scotland but it turns out that that's still a little way off.Just under a year after starting this challenge I find myself here at Hadrian's Wall. I'd originally hoped to be nearer...
Postcard #21 – 60%
I reached my latest milestone, 60% of my journey.Almost unnoticed, I passed the 60% mark of my run from one tip of the UK to the other in early December. Today, a week from the anniversary of me starting my run, I'm about 10% further on. What can I say? Life has been...
Quarantine diary – Day 12
Are these posts becoming tedious yet?I wake up feeling a little lonely and abandoned. Everyone else is busy and getting on with their lives. Of course I'm trying hard to fill my days with purpose but there's no getting away from the fact that the Helath Department's...
Quarantine diary – Day 11
There is better news on the Oscar front today.After yesterday's stress, I woke at 4am this morning and found it difficult to settle again. I'm starting to feel a bit abandoned by the world outside as it continues with its daily life. In any case it's not long before...
Quarantine diary – Day 6
Friday. My favourite day of the week starts early, because I went to bed early (for me) the night before.I ponder how to fill the day. I can't do a workout at 5.30 because it would wake my neighbours. Instead I potter around, tidying. I'm not a congenitally tidy...
Day 60 – Victoria or Aux phoques!
[wpgmza id="2"]A highlight of my trip was my visit to Victoria on Vancouver Island, a short journey away by seaplane, and the prospect of seeing some wildlife.It was the first time I'd ever been in a seaplane and the prospect filled me both with excitement and...