Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website during June 2023.
Number 1 (195 views) : Love my morning hugs with Bugsy
Number 2 (111 views) : Synergy Navy Cycling Skinsuit
Number 3 (92 views) : Out a walk with Bugsy
Number 4 (73 views) : Synergy Navy Cycling Skinsuit
Number 5 (66 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2023/
Here are just some of the highlights from 2023 so far!
Staying at the Tan Hill Inn. Which is Britain’s highest public house at 1,732 feet (528m) above sea level.
Going my first holiday with Bugsy! Which included doing the first 3 days of the England Coast Path. Plus walking around coast of Holy Island.
Walking the of Dales Way Links, which took us 17.73 miles from Harrogate to Ilkley.
Using Dent railway station, Which is the highest operational main line station in England, at an altitude of 1,150 feet (350 metres).
Oh and of the biggest single best thing I’ve DONE in years! That was of course, walking the whole of the Dales Way from Ilkley in West Yorkshire to Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria.
Please do keep visiting this website, to read all about my next BIG adventure!
WOW! Bugsy, Mark G and myself have only gone and done it! We have walked all the way from Ilkley in West Yorkshire to Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria.
During the last 7 days of walking we have covered over 91 miles! Had great weather, like 99% of the time. Only rained for like maybe only 3 hours, during the whole week!
And well Bugsy… OMG! I just could not love him any more! He’s been totally amazing! Been great watching him learn so many new things!
Here are some photos from day 7, the last day of the Dales Way. Plus our route can be found at www.strava.com/activities/8944901997
Many more photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/dales-way/
Happy National Pet Day 2023 everyone! So it’s time to do post all about Bugsy!!!
Everyone will know, if you follow me on Facebook, Twitter etc. At first, I just could not bond with him. Since I was still getting over losing Cooper. Also Bugsy, had a very good at winding up me!
Now had him for just over 1 year. And totally head over heels in love with him!
Here are just some of amazing adventures we’ve been on so far…
Monsal Trail
He walked the whole of the Monsal Trail, the from start to end, then back to the start! Covering a total distance of 18.53 miles!
You can check out the route we took at www.strava.com/activities/7834897778
Tan Hill Inn
He’s stayed at the Tan Hill Inn. Which is Britain’s highest public house at 1,732 feet (528m) above sea level.
Been to Scotland!
Well OK, he’s only walked about half a mile into Scotland. While doing day 1 of the England Coast Path! But it still counts, right?!?!
Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley!
He’s walked the Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley, covering a distance of 17.73 miles.
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/8826320475
Of course, these are just some of the things he’s done over the last year! This year, is going to be everything else! He’s going to LOVE IT!
Here is the full map of the places Bugsy, has walked since we got last him last year!
Going to add at least another 100 to 150 miles, of new walks to this map before April is out…
Please, give him a follow at www.strava.com/athletes/bugsythedog
Maps © Thunderforest, Data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Let’s start with the only thing that pissed me off, during the whole day. That was LNER! We picked the 8.42am service from Grantham (GRA) to Harrogate (HGT). So we did not have to change at Leeds. So what did they go and do?!? But cancel the part running from Leeds to Harrogate.
Which also did piss me off. Since it was the first time, I had used a train this year. The railways really do not help themselves!
Also then found out information on Class 800s are well crap, kept telling us the train was still running all the way to Harrogate!
Right anyway moving on from that…. The walk was amazing. I loved each and every part of it! The weather could not have been better. Bugsy was so good the whole day! Love the young man he’s turned into!
The walk took us from Harrogate to Ilkley, following one the Dales Way Links, covering a distance of 17.73 miles.
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/8826320475
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/dales-way/
You will be pleased to hear LNER was great on the way back! We went First Class, since it only cost around £8 more!
Amazing to think that during March, I walking 161.9 miles! You think that is good… April is going to be something else! Think it will be anywhere between 200 and 250 miles… Since it’s the month that we are doing The Dales Way!
Here are the 5 longest walks that Bugsy, Mark G and myself did during March 2023!
Remember you can follow my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Since Bugsy is now a very, very big part of my life. It’s about time, he got his own website header image on my website!
Had Tears of Joy, while looking for images for this! Yep, I’ve really falling for him!!
WOW! Really can’t how many long walks Bugsy has took us on! 14 out of his 15 longest walks are over 10 miles!
Here is a list of 15 longest walks, we’ve done with Bugsy:-
Please give him a follow at www.strava.com/athletes/bugsythedog
WOW! So hard to believe that we got Bugsy one year ago!! So happy with the young man he’s turned into! He was very, very hard work for the first number of months. He’s now so loving. Loves going for long walks. And has to sleep on my bed each and every night!
Many more photos of him can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/bugsy/