Hi,  I am walking the 630 mile South West coast path which is the longest walking trail in the country.

Starting at Minehead on the 6th February 2009, to raise funds towards Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay, Devon.  My walk hopefully will be completed in four possibly five stages of 130 miles. Walking the four seasons, winter, spring, summer and autumn and camping each night.

Having had surgery for prostate cancer I am indeed furtunate to be able to do this walk and I hope that you will be able to contribute to Rowcroft Hospice for the wonderful work that they do in hospice care and support.

So if you see me come and say hello but please make sure that the sea is on my right otherwise it means that I will be going the wrong way!

Update12/2  Started in snow great winter walking in three feet of white stuff .Took two days to get to Minehead from Newton Abbot .Ten miles of road walking and the help of a young students lift thank's .Conditions very challenging ,some pics' later .section from Lynton to Combemartin to dodgy in WHITE STUFF with Met Office severe weather warning . came home for bovril by bus good thing over 60's bus pass . starting of again sat14/2  cant wait such wonderful scenery...14/2 Have walked from Clovelly toPadstow  and there are some challenging climbs and river vallies Darrell joined me  for some memorable views and camping  .Thanks to Peter Walton  brendon arms Bude for our overnight in his garden better still the full english before we left.Also the donations  from so many  on the path Master Lemon ladiesat the Crackingtonhaven  cafe and lots of you on the Rock ferry...nice sunny day   bus pass home again..next trip  18 April

Hi I have now walked 232 miles camped out on beaches and by the trail 19 times.  From winter in the snow to pleasant estuary walks in warm sunshine, blistering sun on cliff tops and howling windy wet headlands.  I have met lots of wonderful people and had some amazing experiences and I am not half way round yet!  My next stage commences from St. Ives on August 16th.I have now completed 411 miles. spent onother 13 nights in my tent [ redgy green]  young natasha on holiday at Cawsands gave my tent its name.thank you to people who donated to ROWCROFT   .I am at Plymouth t 5tnow only 210 miles to go .next trip late october Plymouth to LymeRegis   now completedso i have nowcompleted 545 miles camped out on the path41 nights only 85 miles to goThe surprising thing is i am not looking foreward to the the end Having met so many nice people and walked with others  the experiance of living in the outdoors in all elements the joy of sunrise and sunsets  magic  Thankyou for all your support   my wifein particularwho has been agreat back up getting up early to get me to start points etc..  nex.t nov5  The final 85 miles Lyme Regis to Sandbanks. This proved to be a difficult section as the weather deteriorated. Another seven nights camping making 48 nights overall.Thankyou to my tent (reggie green!)  Darrell joined me for the final 50 miles, thanks for the company Daz and for the £220 raised for Rowcroft by your friends. Now a special thankyou to all who contributed on the walk, for the cups of tea,bacon sandwiches and places to camp even in back gardens. also tnanks for the verbal support that helped after a very wet 18 mile day.  The rain gave problems with mud, we found sliding towards the cliff edge a bizzare experience(Kimmeridge area. So thanks once again to friends ,family and complete strangers for all your support.

JOB DONE       630 miles walked

48 NIGHTS CAMPING

30 BACON SANDWICHES

ENDLESS MUGS OF TEA

I wonder what its like walking the other way around Poole to Minehead!!!!!!

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