Tag Archives: hiking

274 Morecambe to Carnforth

My husband demonstrates what NOT to wear when you go on a hiking trip. Continue reading

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273 pm Heysham to Morecambe

Morecambe is a beautiful place and the public art on display is wonderful. I meet Eric and end my walk beside Venus. Continue reading

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273 am Sunderland Point to Heysham

Road walking and dead-ends. Power stations and ferry ports. Continue reading

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271 Lancaster to Oxcliffe

Rivers, bridges, and a tidal pub. Continue reading

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270 Cockerham to Lancaster

I discover the Plover Scar lighthouse is still standing, have lunch at Glasson Dock, and follow route number 6 into Lancaster. Continue reading

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269 Fleetwood to Cockerham

A good walk, but shame about the footpath obstructions. Continue reading

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268 am – Blackpool Golden Mile and North Beach

I pass a weird execution ground for cyborgs, and discover Blackpool has 3 piers, and a very fast-moving tide. Continue reading

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267 Warton to Blackpool

I’m hoping today will be easier than yesterday, and I get off to a good start. Continue reading

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266 am Preston to Freckleton

‘Purgatory’ I wrote on my map afterwards, to remind myself of my suffering! Continue reading

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263 Formby, Southport, Crossens

I find it amazing that the sea, during its regular ebb and flow, can create so many different textures and surfaces on the same stretch of sands. Continue reading

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