That’s me now done 5% of #walk1000miles. So 51.8 miles done and only 948.2 miles left to go!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Grand Union Canal – Stoke Bruerne to Northampton ✅
That’s us just done another part of the Grand Union Canal. This time, we walked from Stoke Bruerne to Northampton. A distance of 9.79 miles. So only around 4 to 5 more days and I can say, I’ve walked all the way from London to Birmingham.
The route we took can be found over at www.strava.com/activities/2076296550
Here are some photos from day 10 of our Grand Union Canal walk.
More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/england/grand-union-canal/
Grand Union Canal walk update : 13-Jan-2019
Since we started walking the Grand Union Canal, we have made it from London up to Northampton.
So far it’s taken us 10 days… That’s been broken up into the following…
- Day 1 – Paddington Basin to Bull’s Bridge – 15.10 miles
- Day 2 – River Thames to Slough – 16.44 miles
- Day 3 – West Drayton to Watford – 13.05 miles
- Day 4 – Watford to Apsley – 8.51 miles
- Day 5 – Apsley to Tring – 10.24 miles
- Day 6 – Tring to Leighton Buzzard – 12.31 miles
- Day 7 – Leighton Buzzard to Bletchley – 9.39 miles
- Day 8 – Bletchley to Wolverton – 11.97 miles
- Day 9 – Wolverton to Stoke Bruerne – 8.76 miles
- Day 10 – Stoke Bruerne to Northampton – 9.79 miles
Total distance so far: 115.56 miles.
Now done 3% of #walk1000miles – 2019
That’s me now done 3% of #walk1000miles. Don’t worry, I am not to post about it every time, I add one percent. I will only mainly post, at every 10%, I hit!
My goal is to do, around 3 to 4% each week. So between 30 and 40 miles. Which, if the weather stays OK, should be very easy to do!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Grand Union Canal walk update : 08-Jan-2019
Since we started walking the Grand Union Canal, we have made it from London up to Stoke Bruerne.
So far it’s taken us 9 days… That’s been broken up into the following…
- Day 1 – Paddington Basin to Bull’s Bridge – 15.10 miles
- Day 2 – River Thames to Slough – 16.44 miles
- Day 3 – West Drayton to Watford – 13.05 miles
- Day 4 – Watford to Apsley – 8.51 miles
- Day 5 – Apsley to Tring – 10.24 miles
- Day 6 – Tring to Leighton Buzzard – 12.31 miles
- Day 7 – Leighton Buzzard to Bletchley – 9.39 miles
- Day 8 – Bletchley to Wolverton – 11.97 miles
- Day 9 – Wolverton to Stoke Bruerne – 8.76 miles
Total distance so far: 105.77 miles.
Wetherspoons, I’ve visited : 08-January-2019
It’s about, I updated the list of Wetherspoons, I’ve visited. Since I can add the following to my list 🙂
- West Kirk, 58a Sandgate, Ayr.
- Counting House, 67-71 Reform Street, Dundee.
- Sir John Moore, 260-292 Argyle Street, Glasgow.
- Last Post, 2 County Square, Paisley.
Check out my full list at www.gordon-valentine.com/travel/jd-wetherspoon-pubs/
Glasgow Central railway station, needs more LNER services!
Glasgow Central railway station is the busiest in Scotland. But it happens to be, the one I use the least! Mainly due to fast, you can’t get many direct train to it from Peterborough any more. Like you could under the GNER days! Which is one, of the main reasons, I started mainly driving to/from Scotland and stopped using the train!
LNER, is doing a way better job than both National Express East Coast and Virgin Trains East Coast, ever did! But, I still would rate GNER has the best railway franchise the UK ever had!
More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/glasgow-central/
First time, using Stirling railway station, since electrification
I know that most people will not think the same… But I, for one think that Stirling railway station, looks much better, since electrification. It makes it feel, more like a main railway station. Which of course it is, since you can get trains to Aberdeen, Alloa, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and even London!
But it’s going to take me a while getting use to, using a Class 365 running to/from Stirling. Since I’am so use to seeing, them run between London King’s Cross and Peterborough, in the past.
I also for one, think that ScotRail are doing a great job! So nice to see, some of the work, they have and Network Rail, have been doing start, to pay off!
More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/stirling/
More photos of Milngavie railway station
Just uploaded even more photos of Milngavie railway station.
More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/milngavie/
#walk1000miles – Counties Challenge : 07-01-2019
So far during the #walk1000miles 2019 challenge, I’ve done a walk in the following counties and Crown dependences of the UK.
- 22 – Buckinghamshire
- 28 – Northamptonshire
- 35 – Rutland
- 41 – Lincolnshire
- 73 – Ayrshire and Arran
- 84 – Stirling and Falkirk