I’m already half-awake as Alice drags her sleeping bag into the dorm, having switched rooms in the night due to Michael’s snoring. I sleep through anything. She beckons me to the window to watch a reindeer circling the hut in […]
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5am and stretching my legs down by the lake. It’s chilly but dry. Everyone else is asleep, so time for a quick wash in the freezing water before enjoying the warmth of a coffee and the changing colours of distant
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Running 103 miles from Kangerlussuaq, just west of the Greenland ice sheet, to Sisimiut on the coast, with no phone signal or resupply points — nothing except what you can carry. Welcome to the Arctic Circle Trail (“ACT”). After a
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A small herd of deer stand motionless, staring through the Scots pines in the silent 7am Rendlesham Forest. I move and they scatter. Emerging from the forest, I’m not quite sure what to make of the statue at Capel St
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I wake early around 5am, excited about the day ahead. I’ve booked a ticket to visit the Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, home to remnants of buildings used at the height of the Cold War by the Atomic Weapons Research
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A glorious morning for breakfast coffee on the deserted beach below the campsite. After yesterday’s shoreline walk, it’s time to mix it up a little, combining the beach with the Suffolk Coast Path and the Sandlings Walk, both of which
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I’m back on the East Coast for a short trip, before two family holidays in August. The plan is to spend four days walking across Suffolk from Lowestoft to Felixstowe, including a day exploring the mysterious Orford Ness. I’m walking
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Previous day Another grim day, so the mountain hike can wait until tomorrow. I spend a leisurely day exploring Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park. The squirrel hide is a must and does not disappoint. The gardens are beautiful, framing
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A change of plans. I intended to use the Glen Rosa campsite in Brodick as a base for the last few days, but the campsite is very basic and has a few bad reviews about rowdy campers, being unsupervised and
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A strong wind shakes the tent as I wake to mist and rain. Time for hot oats and to hunker down until the rain eases. Packing quickly and heading downhill, I’m buffeted by the wind sweeping round the heathered slopes,
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