MicroAdventures
TRAVEL JOURNAL – DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS TRAIL
The one with the hedgehog, coffee with a view, and some large footprints. 📍 Location: Worth Matravers 🥾 Distance: 8.5 miles 🌦️ Weather: Perfect for walking—a bright, sunny day with a refreshing breeze. HIGHLIGHTS: 🚐 Early Start: Sid and I set off early, anticipating potential parking challenges in Worth Matravers. To my delight, we found…
Read MoreTRAVEL JOURNAL – LULWORTH COVE AND TYNEHAM TRAIL
The One with the Wet Knickers, the Land That Time Forgot, and Breathtaking Views 📍 Location: Lulworth Cove & Tyneham Village Loop 🥾 Miles: 11 miles 🌨️ Weather: A mix of mist, drenching rain, hail, and glorious sunshine—truly all seasons in one day! HIGHLIGHTS: 9:20 am – Poncho on, I’m ready to go! 🦸♀️ Nearly…
Read MoreTRAVEL JOURNAL – WINNIE THE POOH WEEKEND 2024
The one with the jeep rescue, childhood flashbacks, and a wobbly moment. 📍 LOCATION: – Ashdown Forest 🥾 MILES:- 12.5 ☀️ WEATHER: – Perfect walking weather—just right! 🚐 8:15 AM– I pulled into the little car park named “Pylon.” With so many car parks dotted along this road, I knew it might be tricky to…
Read MoreTravel Journal – Beatrix Potter Weekend Adventure – Day Two.
The one with the historic cruise, a riverside walk, and a castle. 📍 Location: Cruise, Wray Castle & Ash Landing 🥾 Distance: 6 miles 🚶 Group Size: 16 Adventure Geeks 🚐 8 am – All packed up and ready to go at Waters Edge Caravan Park. I left the key fob in the little box…
Read MoreMicroAdventure #6 – THE ONE WITH THE ROWING BOAT!
One Monday Evening… My plans were to walk the Gritstone Trail this week, but after leaving it until the last minute for research, I found that there were no campsites or B&B’s on route. If I wanted to camp then at the end of each day I would need to take a taxi or cab,…
Read MoreMicroAdventure #5 – A SPONTANEOUS CAMPING PARTY ON A HILL
The Adventure Begins For a while now, I have tried to live my life with an element of spontaneity, just to make life a little bit more interesting. So, on one Sunday morning, I decided that I wasn’t going to spend all day in front of a computer, I was actually going to have a…
Read MoreNine Adventure Geekers Walk The Peak Pilgrimage Trail
What is the Peak Pilgrimage? The Peak Pilgrimage is a 39-mile long distance walk, between Ilam and Eyam in Derbyshire / Peak District in the UK. It is designed to be enjoyed by all and is a new fairly new pilgrimage trail that was set up to mark the 350th anniversary of the plague (The…
Read MoreMicroAdventure #4 – A VERY WEIRD ROAD TRIP TO OXFORD
The Adventure Begins For a while now, I have tried to live my life with an element of spontaneity, just to make life a little bit more interesting. One Wednesday morning in February I woke up knowing that I had zero appointments and I decided to take a sickie (can you do that if you…
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