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 sl…

I sleep in a little, content to be residing in the pine forest and in a dry tent. It feels wonderful to be hiking through the forest and then open moorland. T…

Up and on the move for 5:45am, I slept quite well. A deer did gallop down the track at some point, sounding like it was going at full speed. It is 5 miles to …

I feel so grubby as I write this at the end of day four... I wake to the sound of rain and I'm very slow to exit my warm sleeping bag, stuff it away and t…

So much quieter today - not sure if that's because it's a Monday or because I left the Lake District - probably both but I don't see many people t…

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 5:3…

Up and ready to go! I check my watch and it reads 5:12am, love hiking first thing. It's already light as it is so close to the summer solstice. I leave th…