Tag: England

First walk from my village of 2022, tick!

First walk from my village of 2022, tick! Plus was also wearing… Yes, I was locked in the Regulation Piped Locking Leather Collar. See told you, the more fun Gordon is back!!
 

adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

Also do check out www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2022/, since I will be posting many new photos over the year!

First walk of 2022! Only did 14.03 miles…

That’s me just done the first walk of 2022! Only did 14.03 miles! LOL! Still a very good start, of doing 1,000 miles yet again!

You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/6456988786

That’s me in Scotland for xmas 2021

That’s me now in Scotland! Had been hoping to stop off, a lot on way up and take lots of photos! But it was raining about 95% of the time! When it was not raining, had very bad fog!

Just hoping, the weather pick up a bit! Since, I have a wetsuit with me and want to go some wetsuited walks and take some photos…

Neoprene Pup Hood

Winter Solstice 2021 wetsuit walk

Since it’s Winter Solstice, had to make the most of it! So put my Synergy Swimrun wetsuit on, along with the Regulation Piped Locking Leather Collar and adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket.

adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/wetsuits/synergy-swimrun-wetsuit/

My favourite photos from 2021…

Here are just some of my favourite photos from 2021…

Love Cooper so much!!!
Love Cooper so much!!!
Walking along Grantham Canal with Emilie
Walking along Grantham Canal with Emilie
Walking around Rutland Water with Emilie
Walking around Rutland Water with Emilie
Great fun at Clumber Park Lodges
Great fun at Clumber Park Lodges
Myself at Tweedbank railway station
Myself at Tweedbank railway station

Check out these and 100s more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2021/

Railway stations, to tick off in 2022

Here is a mini list of railway stations, I really want to tick off in 2022!

 Dent railway station

  • Arisaig – The westernmost railway station on the UK Network Rail network.
  • Chorley – Where I was born!
  • Dent – Highest mainline railway station in England.
  • Leyland – Lived there, when I was much, much younger!!
  • Llanfairpwll – Think you, can you work out why!
  • Penzance

Think of any others?!?! Do let me know!

So far visited 29 extra railway stations in 2021

So far during 2021, I’ve visited an extra 29 railway stations! Hoping to end the year, on at least 40! See what happens!

My favourite new railway station of 2021 so far…. Has to be… Berney Arms!

Mark G, Cooper and myself at Berney Arms railway station

Myself at Berney Arms railway station

Here is the 2021 list so far…

  1. Berney Arms
  2. Brunstane
  3. Carlton
  4. Clapham Junction
  5. Dover Priory
  6. Dunblane
  7. Edinburgh Park
  8. Eskbank
  9. Galashiels
  10. Gorebridge
  11. Great Yarmouth
  12. Haddiscoe
  13. Jordanhill
  14. London Blackfriars
  15. Lowdham
  16. Lowestoft
  17. Musselburgh
  18. Netherfield
  19. Newcraighall
  20. Newtongrange
  21. Oulton Broad North
  22. Oulton Broad South
  23. Radcliffe
  24. Reedham
  25. Shawfair
  26. Somerleyton
  27. Stow
  28. Tweedbank
  29. Vauxhall

The full list can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/travel/railways/railway-stations/

Wearing Synergy Swimrun wetsuit outdoors

Wearing the Synergy Swimrun wetsuit outdoors, for the very first time! You will have to take my word for it, it was very cold indeed!

Oh and after doing these photos, I drove over 150 miles home, still wearing the wetsuit!

Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

Synergy Swimrun wetsuit + Neoprene Pup Hood

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/wetsuits/synergy-swimrun-wetsuit/

Middle of November 2021 most popular photos

Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website during November 2021.

Number 1 (62 views) : First time in a hot tub
First time in a hot tub

Number 2 (23 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

Number 3 (20 views) : Myself at Great Yarmouth railway station
Myself at Great Yarmouth railway station

Number 4 (18 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

Number 5 (18 views) : Myself at Carlton railway station
Myself at Carlton railway station

Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2021/

Various photos at Norwich railway station : 11-11-2021

It’s changed at Norwich railway station, since I last went in 2019. Back then Class 90s were still running on the London Liverpool Street – Norwich line. They are all know gone and been replaced with the much better Class 745s.

 Norwich railway station

Norwich railway station

Norwich railway station

Many more photos at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/norwich/