The day got off to a fine start at Woody Gap, where some trail angels were laying on breakfast for hikers. As we walked across the car park we were greeted with “Hello and welcome!” and waffles, sausage and eggs were thrust into our hands. Several other hikers were sitting … Read More

On trail at last! We are two days in, and so far so good – in spite of some terrible weather! When our train arrived in Atlanta on Saturday morning, we were picked up by trail angel Stephanie (trail angels are kind-hearted folk who help out hikers on long trails), … Read More

Having never been to New York before, I was a bit intimidated by the idea of navigating our way around the city looking very much like the bimbly tourists that we are. But Neil was adamant he wanted to fly to New York then take the train to Atlanta in … Read More

2023 turned out to be a challenging year, but not in the way that I expected. A week before I was due to fly to America to hike the Appalachian Trail, I got a call to say that my 84-year old mum had suffered a stroke, and the prognosis wasn’t … Read More

Feeling incredibly grateful right now for all the support I’m getting for this adventure! First of all, a huge enormous thank you to everyone who has sponsored me to do this hike and donated to Cancer Research UK. I really appreciate it, it’s a great cause, and the more sponsorship … Read More

So much has happened since our last adventure. On a global scale, we have all endured the pandemic and associated lockdowns, with the complete up-ending of everything that we once considered normal; on the personal side, an encounter with cancer certainly made me re-assess what I wanted to do and … Read More