Coast to Coast Walk (East to West) 2010

[posie]

No, I wouldn't dream of lugging you AND your rucksack, and the blinkin filter , all those miles, I wouldnt last out anyway ! There was a Countryfile programme on during the night,it must have been a repeat, but was very interesting, about The William Shakespeare Way, (or is it 'Walk' ?) from Stratford on Avon.I was so darned tired I didn't absorb where it goes to, was it via Oxford?, where a friend of his kept a Public House, which is still there,To london, yes that's it cos he went to theatre-land in london. I wondered if you had ever walked that route, though possibly not your sort of terraine, being in a different part of the country, but you might know of it. Another thing I was going to ask you about water, do you divine for water, or does the map tell you where it will be.I've done a bit of divining, and got a smack in the face from the Hazel as I approached the source. I've also done dowsing for water, amongst other things. It is possible to dowse for water on the actual map of the area,But to actually find the water, and not just the general area, you need a large-scale map, (or do I mean small-scale), But if you combine the two things, i.e.Map-dowse to find the approximate area, then Divine with fork to find the exact spot is a good way to do it, I guess. .... If you strike oil, DON'T drink it, SELL THE RIGHTS !(Well, buy the land first,before you tell anyone there's oil there.) ...Posie...

[foxy mars]

Originally Posted by posie

No, I wouldn't dream of lugging you AND your rucksack, and the blinkin filter , all those miles, I wouldnt last out anyway !

I always carry my own gear, no luggage carrier for me. That is the challenge, not slack packing.

Originally Posted by posie

There was a Countryfile programme on during the night,it must have been a repeat, but was very interesting, about The William Shakespeare Way, (or is it 'Walk' ?) from Stratford on Avon.I was so darned tired I didn't absorb where it goes to, was it via Oxford?, where a friend of his kept a Public House, which is still there,To london, yes that's it cos he went to theatre-land in london. I wondered if you had ever walked that route, though possibly not your sort of terraine, being in a different part of the country, but you might know of it.

No, not one part of the country I've been to yet. However, I've done the South Downs Way in Sussex & Hampshire, I loved it down there. Also did the Isle of Wight Coastal path and that was a enjoyable walk. Although, I prefer the North of England and Scotland nowadays. The beer is cheaper and better tasting than the south

[posie]

Don't you go comparing the South unfavourably with the North,( Price of Beer) I'm having enough trouble with Mrmack on flint thread,cheeky monkey. ..........We're really close to old Winchester Hill, South Downs Way etc......

and our farm is actually part of the South Downs National Park......You didn't comment on finding water so you perhaps wouldn't have time..... understood. Posie..

[foxy mars]

With the the long days of doing 20+ miles, probably won't get the time Divining with a forked stick. Always plenty of pubs enroute with Black Sheep on sale or Thwaites to that.

[posie]

Yes,Gotcha, seems more sensible to me....

[foxy mars]

Yeah, it's grim up North as you Southerner's may say. probably right, that's why we Northerner's escape to the beautiful Lake District with real mountains

This is my area:
The Cooling Towers of Teesside


This beautiful bridge is a icon of Teesside with other bridges in the area second to none.

[posie]

Nice photos, Foxy, yes the bridge is magnificient.I expect we must have bridges down here but I don't know where, except London, across the Thames, but I never see them.Only bridge I do know of is the one across our stream, down the field, put there for the tractors etc. to go across to the other side, but it's rarely used because we've let that small area become a natural wildlife site, amongst other things there are Water Voles there...

[richnfamous]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

Meals - easy!

Breakfast: Coffee and instant custard.
Lunch: Coffee and a couple of oat cakes (nothing on).
Evening meal: Lentils and bulgar wheat, boiled up with either a packet of leek and potato soup, or a veg. stock cube (I'm a vegetarian). If it's been a cold and damp day, maybe I'll also have an instant custard to cheer me up!

After a few days in the hills, I start to long for chips. I think it's the lack of carbs.!

Jim

Blimey...that sounds a bit spartan.

My diet when I'm out and about might look like this:

Breakfast: Muesli with dried milk, water added and a cup of tea (don't do caffeine so it's herbal for me) and perhaps a banana
Along the way: dried fruit, oatcakes and chocolate (cheapo kit-kat copies) and nuts
Lunch: rye bread and salami with cheese like Brie, with cucumber and maybe an apple
Evening: my fave is bacon fried until the pan goes brown, and then a can of beans on top which soaks up all the lovely brown stuff stuck to the pan. Otherwise, packet soup or suchlike.

I'm thinking of trying pinto beans and/or puy lentils when I get a Honey stove - they take time to cook so the fuel is a factor but where there's wood, no problem.

[richnfamous]

Originally Posted by posie

Isn't there a lightweight portable filter, suitable for what you want ,on the market.

Maybe this one?

Frontier Water Filter Straw : Cabela's

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by richnfamous

I'm thinking of trying pinto beans and/or puy lentils when I get a Honey stove - they take time to cook so the fuel is a factor

Make a cosy like I've mentioned earlier in the thread - then you only need to bring to the boil.

Jim