I love our British countryside and I know from experience that the best way to see it is slowly, using our huge network of footpaths & bridleways on foot or horseback. I have ridden across Wales from Hay on Wye to Borth on the coast. I have walked across the Dales to Cumbria, and Coast to Coast from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay.
I also like to show the world that age is no barrier to such adventures. I was 50 when I did the first and I am now approaching 65. I firmly believe that as we get older we need to keep pushing the edge of our comfort zone.
So I am walking Offa’s Dyke, built by King Offa of Mercia in the 8th Century it marks the ancient border between England and Wales and parts of the original dyke still remain. It is now the route of a 170 mile national trail winding its way through the beautiful border counties of England and Wales. Following the river valleys of the Severn and Wye and climbing over the Black Mountains and following the ridge of the Clwydian hills it stretches from the Sedbury cliffs overlooking the Severn Bridge at Chepstow to Prestatyn on the north Wales Coast.
I shall be averaging 12-13 miles each day with 2 days off. The total distance walked will be over 190 miles as often I have to walk several miles off the trail for overnight accommodation. I start walking on Tuesday Sept 2nd and finish on Thursday Sept 19th. While walking I want to raise money for two very special charities each chaired by two of my best friends. This page is for Sports Driving Unlimited
Travelling slowly the journey becomes something of a pilgrimage. Step by step the trivia, the white noise of everyday life slowly quietens and you become more and more aware of the present moment. The journey becomes a meditation. On the journey you meet others on the same journey and everyone has their own story, their own reason for doing it. If I am lucky I will be joined here and there by friends, walking together we get to spend quality time together.
