Raynor Winn mentions it in The Salt Path as being a book she’d read years before starting out on her own walk along the path. This is a nice restful, mildly amusing story of a man and a dog trekking along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. A gentle meander around the south west peninsular with one man and his dog during the period of time when the rest of England was getting all agitated about a few wind swept sheep farms in the South Atlantic.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Travels with Boogie is a witty and fascinating account of a mismatched couple and of the people they meet and places they visit.Three decades later, I'm chortling over this book at a second-hand book stall and the nice lady in charge lets me have it for free. A well written and humorous book about one man’s travels with an urban dog along the SW Coast Path, mostly living on Heinz soup and Kennomeat!

Having visited Cornwall last year, I looked forward to this revisit, but I'm afraid I tired off it gradually. As 2023 comes to an end, Three Points of the Compass takes a glance at a handful of items of gear that accompanied me on trail.Years ago I would have awarded it 5 stars but it is now at times shockingly dated and Mark comes across as a very careless dog owner, as perhaps people were in 1986. For those wanting both a stove and light that will operate off a small gas canister, Coleman once produced what was probably the lightest lantern option. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

What 500 Mile Walkies is, is a diverting, humorous, affectionate and self-deprecating account of Mark’s walk with possibly the worst, and best, canine companion it is possible to borrow from a friend relieved to be shot of his pet for a few weeks. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.It reads as a bit 'dated' but then that's also interesting, as it reminds me of how life was in England in the 70's (80's?