Do you know what to bring hiking? You might have noticed on almost all if my posts, I mention that you should bring the 10 essentials when you go hiking. There are plenty of bits and bobs that you might also want to carry with you to the great outdoors, but these are the 10 items that you should carry with you on every hike. You want to bring these even if you’re only popping out for a few hours….
Offa’s Dyke Path is a long-distance walk that follows along the England-Wales boarder. It started off as a boarder rampart, built by the ancient King Offa (who was the King of Mercia in the 8th Century.) Much more recently, in the 1970s, Offa’s Dyke was made into a walkway. We only had one spare day, so at the suggestion of my mum (thanks mum!!) we decided wander along a section of the walk along the top of the Black Mountains….
Some of the most beautiful sights in April or May in the UK (depending on the weather!) are bluebell woods. The UK is a stronghold for the world’s bluebells. More than a quarter of the planet’s bluebells are brightening up woodlands in the UK. Ploughman Wood is just one of the many, many places you can see them. I remember going for walks in bluebell woods with my Granddad when we were little, and being absolutely sure that fairies must live…
You can meet so many birds of prey in Boundary Bay! Marc and I were keen to go out for a walk, but we didn’t have any micro-spikes. I looked up some hikes at low elevation, so we didn’t need to worry about ice. My search found several fun (and easy) hikes in the Tsawwassen / Delta region, south of Vancouver. We started off by driving an Evo (car share) down to Boundary Bay Regional park. I had heard that…