tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779324337430746088.post478128282726011962..comments2007-08-14T13:58:41.935ZWillowford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000613154991215754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779324337430746088.post-89147302588022497192007-08-14T13:58:00.000Z2007-08-14T13:58:00.000ZWe walked east to west in five days - which is challenging - August 2007. Although we had a mega day of 21 miles from Grindon to Gilsland, it was definitely a great day. We really liked Henry Stedman's Trailblazer Guide which combines excellent sketch maps, useful info and humour. For two 40+ woman "Henry" beame a friend who walked about the same speed as us and knew where all the teashops were (as well as all the pubs)!Catrionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779324337430746088.post-70351849320536764072007-02-20T11:48:00.000Z2007-02-20T11:48:00.000ZMy son and I walked the entire Wall February 3-9 and had a lovely time. It was the only time of the year we both could go and we would do it again in late winter: The solitude more than offset the somewhat challenging weather for part of the time. We had several wonderful, sunny days, a couple of marginal ones and two windy, cold and snowy ones. The later were really no problem as we had adequate, technical gear that kept us quite comfortable. We did not "curse the storms but rather danced in the snow!" We walked west to east thinking that having the wind to our back would help. But there was an east wind every day, the guide book details are set up for an east to west trek and we finished in industrial New Castle rather than the more pleasant, rural Bowness area. So, we would walk from East to West and deal with any adverse winds.Franknoreply@blogger.com