THANK YOU VIEWRANGER

I think it is harder to get sponsorship than it was 20 years ago , but then again these folk do not know me from Adam , they do not know my determination, strength and stamina or my dogged nature to get things done . Luckily some companies are willing to trust that determination and give to make the venture work.

I must mention VIEWRANGER that have supplied the mobile phone DEFY + with the OS mapping for GPS and a considerable discount. Thanks to them.

This should give you an idea key board size.

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Testing Gear

I find it quite hard using my phone keyboard for typing. So at the end of the day I know it will be even harder to get it right. So have a small keyboard which connects to the mobile to make
doing this blog even easier. Thats
what I am typing this on. It is not bad

. But like all these gadgets I need to charge it upi hence another gadget is needed in the form of a solar panel charger that goes on the back of my pack.

I have also bought a few guide books- The Cleveland Way and Yorkshire Wolds by Paddy Dillon , and The Hadrian Wall Way b
y Trailblazer. I will let you know what I think. Other guides will be posted on to me.

If anyone as any ideas on to any guide route tips then let me know via Twitter or Facebook.

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ROUTE

Here is my route etc.
 

			START				START	MILES	TIME/DAYS
YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY			HESSLE TO FILEY BRIGG				2 AUG	79	6
CLEVELAND WAY			FILEY BRIGG TO HELMSLEY				8 AUG	109	7
DURHAM COAST PATH			CRIMDON PARK TO SEAHAM				15 AUG	45	2
SEAHAM			SEAHAM -WALLSEND				17 AUG	28	2
HADRIANS WALL PATH			WALLSEND TO BOWNESS- SOLWAY				19 AUG	85	6
			TO KESWICK- CUMBRIA WAY				25 AUG	40	2
CUMBRIA WAY			TO GREAT LANGDALE				27 AUG	18	1
COAST TO COAST			TO RAVENSTONEDALE				28 AUG	45	3
PENNINE BRIDLE PATH			RAVENSTONEDALE TO MIDDLETON TOPS				31 AUG	164	11
			MIDDLETON TOPS TO LEEK				11 SEPT	25	1
			LEEK TO TUNSTALL/STOKE ON TRENT				12 SEPT	12
TWO SAINTS WAY			TUNSTALL TO NANTWICH				13 SEPT	15	1
TWO SAINTS WAY			NANTWICH TO CHESTER				14 SEPT	25	2
DEE WAY			CHESTER TO PRESTATYN				16 SEPT	40	3
OFFA'S DYKE			KNIGHTON				19 SEPT	88	6
GLYNDWR'S WAY			KNIGHTON TO MACHYNLLETH				25 SEPT	78	5
ALL WALES COAST PATH			MACHYNLLETH TO CARDIGAN				30 SEPT	80	5
PEMBROKESHIRE COAST PATH			CARDIGAN TO AMROTH				5 OCT	186	14

CISTERCIAN WAY			TO LAMPETER				19 OCT	90	5
ALL WALES COAST PATH			TO MACHYNLLETH				24 OCT	85	5
COAST TO COAST-WALES			TO MACHYNLLETH TO SNOWDON				29 OCT	90	5
SNOWDON			TO MACHYNLLETH				3 NOV	100	6
GLYNDWR'S WAY			TO WELSHPOOL		OFFAS DYKE		9 NOV	57	4
OFFA'S DYKE			TO SEDBURY				13 NOV	110	7
			SEVERN BRIDGE
SEVERN WAY			TO BRISTOL				21 NOV	20	1
SAMARITANS WAY			TO QUANTOCK HILL TO JOIN MACMILLAN WAY WEST			AN WAY	22 NOV	65	3
MACMILLAN WAY			TO DUNSTER/MINEHEAD				25 NOV	25	1
SOUTH WEST COAST PATH			MINEHEAD TO	TO SOUTH HAVEN POINT			26 NOV	631	45
E ROUTE 9			TO SOUTHAMPTON				10 JAN	65	3
ITCHEN WAY			SOUTHHAMPTON -WINCHESTER				13 JAN	25	1
SOUTH DOWNS WAY			WINCHESTER TO EASTBOURNE				14 JAN	101	7
			BEACHY HEAD TO DOVER				21 JAN	85	4
NORTH DOWNS WAY			DOVER TO FARNHAM				25 JAN	152	12
WEY NAVIGATIONS			PLUS TO THAMES WAY				6 FEB	30	1
THAMES PATH			CHERTSY – THAMES BARRIER				7 FEB	30	2
THAMES PATH			TO SOURCE				9 FEB	184	11
			THAMES HEAD -CHIPPING CAMPDEN				20 FEB	32	2
COTSWOLD WAY			CHIPPING CAMPDEN – BATH				22 FEB	102	7
			BATH – AVEBURY				1 MAR	28	2
THE RIDGEWAY			AVEBURY TO IVINGHOE BEACON				8 MARCH	87	7
			IVINGHOE ASTON – KNETTISHALL				15 MARCH	86	6
PEDDARS WAY/NORFOLK COAST			KNETTISHALL – CROMER				21 MARCH	93	7
NORFOLK COAST			CROMER TO HUNSTANTON				28 MARCH	53	4
			HUNSTANTON TO KINGS LYNN		YNN 21 MILES		1 APRIL	149	10
			TO PETER SCOTTS WAY		31 MILES
			NENE WAY- PETERBOROUGH 65MILES
			STAMFORD 79 MILES , OAKHAM 91 MILES
			MIDSHIRES WAY TO PENNINE B WAY			149 MILES
PENNINE BRIDLE PATH			TO EDALE				11 APRIL	36	2
PENNINE WAY			EDALE TO KIRK YETHOLM				13 APRIL	270	20
ST CUTHBERTS WAY			KIRK YETHHOLM TO COCKBURNSPAR				3 MAY	90	5
OR
BERWICK BOROUGH BOUNDRY WALK								70	3
SOUTHERN UPLANDS WAY			COCKBURNSPATH TO PORTPATRICK				8 MAY	212	14
			PORTPATRICK TO STRANRAER				22 MAY	22	1
LOCHRYAN COASTAL PATH			STRANRAER TO AYRSHIRE COAST PATH				23 MAY	10	1
AYRSHIRE COASTAL PATH			TO LARGS				24 MAY	100	6
			TO BRIDGE OF WEIR				30 MAY	25	1
			TO MILNGAVIE				31 MAY	25	1
WEST HIGHLAND WAY			MILNGAVIE TO FORT WILLIAM				1 JUNE	95	7
BEN NEVIS			MOUNTAIN PATH				14 JUNE	15	1
GREAT GLEN WAY			FORT WILLIAM TO INVERNESS				15 JUNE	73	6
MORAY COAST PATH			INVERNESS TO SPEY BAY				21 JUNE	55	10
SPEYSIDE WAY			SPEY BAY TO AVIEMORE				1 JULY	65	4
								4900	327
				Approx . Finish July /August 2013

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Been fairly busy few weeks . My sixteen year old son is considering coming along , I will leave it open for him . I must admit I would love him to walk with me . We have a fairly close relationship , being a single parent to him since he was 3 and a half. He has had to put up with my wonderlust  and strange ideas on life .

I have been going over my route and am in the middle of changing it. It is mainly because I do not want to be on the west of the country -Wales and Pennine Way in winter. I am sure all would understand. At present I hope to get the route finalised by the end of the week.

I am unsure whether I should go for sponsors. I have all my own gear , however some is alittle worn.  I have had assistance from Viewranger  , a gps ordnance survey app for my phone covering the whole of the uk , which they also supplied-Motorola Defy +  smart phone. Great piece of kit and I thank them .

I  am giving up my job, van and flat to do this venture and at present will not have alot to come back to , but hey should be interesting.  Looks like if Jay comes with me the start of the walk will be 15th August. If he is going up to his mothers , then I will start early August. I have the flat to decorate, car boot sale to do and find storage for my computer, books and other me things .  Things are really coming together and am enjoying the project.