Second day and No, I am not lost..!Woke up this morning feeling fine and looking forward to today. But I am not in Castleton but CROWDEN! Todays route takes us from the campsite to Standedge. Alan and Alex opt to join me, so we set off at 9.30am. Almost immediately we had a steep climb, the weather is warm and still, so as you can imagine more not so subtle expletives from Alex. Howver he is strong and walks on regardless. Always good to see animals or birds whi...

My first morning on Tuesday 3rd May.... Edale to Crowdon. The BIG day has arrived at last!. It's 9.50am and with my personal trainer, Alex. we are standing outside The Nags Head in Edale. Sadly , I have not been in yet, but savouring the beer will have to wait until another time....Having been told how busy THe Pennine Way (TPW) is, we look around to make some friends ...nobody in sight! Is TPW closed this week?? So, we set off...only 268 miles and 36,500 feet. ...

Background - 260 miles and 36,500 feet! The opportunity to spend a few days(!) in wonderful scenery with great company, albeit prorviding it only consisted of one person, was more than I could resist. There was the issue of whether my golf would suffer with such a prolonged absence (almost 3 weeks) from the course, but having just annihilated the opposition (2 & 1) in the second round of the Seniors Better Ball, I decided to take the risk and fulfill one of ...

Time ticking away to the big departure tomorrow, from Kidderminster with Alex, heading towards Edale in Derbyshire. Camping there tomorrow night and then starting trekking on Tuesday morning. Weather forecast looks good, dry although a breeze which might be useful.