Now done 60% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2025

That’s me done 60% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 600.80 miles down and 399.20 miles remaining!

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Now done 58% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2025

That’s me done 58% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 583.29 miles down and 416.71 miles remaining!

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Middle of June 2025 most popular photos

Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during June 2025.

Number 1 (65 views) : Synergy Red Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Red Cycling Skinsuit

Number 2 (50 views) : Synergy Navy Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Navy Cycling Skinsuit

Number 3 (47 views) : Synergy Red Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Red Cycling Skinsuit

Number 4 (43 views) : LEONE 1947 shorts
LEONE 1947 shorts

Number 5 (42 views) : Out walking
Out walking

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UK TV programmes to watch this week : 14/06/2025

Canal Boat Diaries (U&Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Monday 16th June 2025)

Cowley to Hunton Bridge. Series 6, episode 9. Robbie mends a leaky pump on the Naughty Lass on the Grand Union Canal. In Watford, he visits a TV legend’s home and buys gas from a friendly fuel boat.

Canal Boat Diaries (U&Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 17th June 2025)

Hunton Bridge to Aylesbury. Series 6, episode 10. Robbie navigates the wintery Grand Union Canal while preparing for Christmas, and narrowly avoids flooding his boat in a tricky staircase lock.

Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 18th June 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

The Reunion. Series 5, episode 9. Six months after finishing their race, the five teams reunite to reflect on their 14,000km adventure, which started at the Great Wall of China and took them through China, Nepal and India. They reminisce about being forced out of their comfort zones, traversing the two most populated countries on earth, and the landscapes they witnessed along the way. The programme also features behind-the-scenes insights and previously unseen footage.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119

Now done 56% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2025

That’s me done 56% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 560.75 miles down and 439.25 miles remaining!

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 07/06/2025

Canal Boat Diaries (U&Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Monday 9th June 2025)

Weybridge to Stonebridge Park. Series 6, episode 7. Robbie moors by Hampton Court Palace, but disaster strikes when a tree branch smashes a window. His dad joins to help through Hanwell locks.

Canal Boat Diaries (U&Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 10th June 2025)

Harlesden to Stratford. Series 6, episode 8. Robbie returns to where his boating life began, exploring London’s canals on Naughty Lass. He travels through Little Venice and moors in Paddington Basin.

Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 11th June 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

After racing nearly 13,000km over seven weeks through China, Nepal and India, the teams are about to embark on the final leg. Just 1,200km stand between them and the finish line, with a prize of £20,000 for the winning pair. They must travel through India’s southern states, a region with a distinctly different flavour, with new languages, cuisines and traditions. And with only seven-and-a-half-hours separating the top three pairs, there’s no way of knowing who will be first past the post.

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 13th June 2025)

Goldfinger. Series 3, episode 5. A work of art from the modernist home of architect Erno Goldfinger undergoes conservation work, and hidden messages from an old master are discovered at Upton House. A mysterious letter donated to the collection literary giant Thomas Carlyle’s house reveals how sought after his and his wife’s company really was.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119

Now done 54% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2025

That’s me done 54% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 544.64 miles down and 455.36 miles remaining!

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

On This Day : 03/06/2019

On This Day back in 2019. Matt come up and did his very first photos for my “other” website! Of course, I wasted no time, in getting in wearing Lycra and in some bondage gear!