Tributes

Cotswold Way National Trail

Soon after finishing the South West Coast Path in the heatwave of July 2021, my thoughts turned to which National Trail to try next. Kat had often talked about doing all 14 National Trails in England and Wales in a single year (!), and had already done: Hadrian’s Wall, Thames Path and the Pembrokeshire Coast…

Completing the South West Coast Path

Having walked the surprisingly remote and very picturesque South Devon coast (reaching Lyme Regis, Dorset, in April 2021), hiking the entire South West Coast Path was in sight. It had to be done! In May, I continued from Lyme Regis heading east. After the many ferries of South Devon, Dorset brought fossils, landslides, and a…

Hiking the South Coast of Devon

Completing my walk around Cornwall in Gorran Haven on 12 September last year, I quickly realised it was too soon to hang up my hiking shoes.  While it had been both physically and emotionally challenging, it also brought me closer to Kat. It really did feel like she was with me every step of the…