Driving along the Ring of Kerry is a very touristy thing to do, but it is beautiful and we had perfect weather. We started out after breakfast and gave ourselves a whole day to complete the drive. We stopped everywhere that took our fancy and by the time we got back to the hotel, it […]
Summer
Salisbury and the Plain
My extra-curricular subjects at university were always art. Give me architecture, civil engineering, gardens and all the art. I don’t know how many lectures I’ve heard on the Gothic period- the paintings, sculptures and all the beautiful cathedrals built during this time. One that came up time and time again was Salisbury Cathedral. If in […]
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 4
On my fourth and last day on the Jurassic Coast, I had planned to walk to West Bay, then catch the bus to Waymouth and spend the night there. But my plans changed when I woke up to overcast skies and a chance of rain. It never actually rained that day but it remained overcast. […]
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 3
Day three was my shortest hiking day (11.4 km / 7.1 mi), but it was important to me to not hike the entire suggested section but to stop in Lyme Regis to look for fossils. Ever since reading Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures in 2009, I have wanted to see the fossils for myself. The cliffs […]
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 2
Day two started bright an early and I was very happy I was out early as it was an incredibly hot day. Not a breeze was felt from the sea and the air seemed to be stuck behind the hedgerows. Down one side of the coast and up the other. And again. And again for […]
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 1
Ever since taking the train down the coast from Exeter in 2017, it has been my wish to hike a part of the Jurassic Coast. I had planned to hike the path in 2020 with a friend, but then COVID came and instead I hiked the ViaRhenana. The idea never left my mind, and when […]