Monthly Archives: September 2026
Towpaths, Tramways and Tall Things
This morning was the sunniest we’ve had for a while – time for Ian to hit the trail again, with another 20-ish km day planned. I dropped him off near Hayfield, and he found the Pennine Bridleway, a good path which took him straight to New Mills. In the meantime, I’d driven on to Whaley […]
A Walk to the Shops (Look Out for Humped Pelicans)
We like to plan “rest days” roughly once a week – a chance to sleep in, do the laundry, catch up on correspondence, and generally hit the Pause button. With more rain forecast, today seemed the right day. However, we needed to pick up a few odds and ends at the supermarket at the other […]