Sharing YorkshireJust a hobble with the crutch again today. It’s good to be close to the river and able to go down for a walk beside it. The Wharfe is known as a capricious, unpredictable river and should always be treated with respect, but it never fails to impress. This bridge was built at the site […]
Both sons came home this weekend, they are keener walkers than my husband and were happy to take me up to the edge of Langbar/Middleton Moors. It was so good to be back there after nearly 3 weeks of being restricted by the sprained ankle, I managed 2 miles along the lanes in the sunshine […]
A lovely morning in the Dales with my great friend Lucia Smith. We had a “hobble” round Hebden village and a really good brunch at the Old School Tearoom in a heated gazebo! Lucia is an artist and was taking photos for her paintings as we looked over the River Wharfe and Burnsall village from […]
I managed to hobble 1.1 miles on the crutches today surveying the aftermath of the River Wharfe flooding when Storm Eunice hit at the weekend. It was sad to see the park under water and the path turned into a causeway between the river and the new, temporary “park lake”!
I was walking on one of my usual gorgeous routes on Ilkley Moor with fantastic views over the valley when my right foot slipped on a muddy slope, the rest of me overtook it and left it twisted under me, with a distinctive snapping sound! I had to hobble back down (thankfully with the help […]
Whitby, my spiritual home and our number 1 family holiday destination, is the jewel in the crown of Yorkshire’s coast. History in spades, character and beauty in abundance, traditional seaside pursuits sitting side by side with the ancient harbour – what’s not to love?! We also had a mooch round the nearby village of Sandsend, […]