Welcome to my Blog!

Hey guys! We're off soon to hike the Southwest Coast Path in England and I'll be posting pictures and trip updates to this blog. I'll get some pics onto Facebook but the blog format seems easier when I want to say anything other than "Look at me!" And for those of you who know me and my photography skills don't worry, I won't be hiking alone. I'll get good pictures from Rhonda and Matt for Facebook and for posting here too.

Posts and pictures will be on the main page, ordered from most recent to oldest.

Touching this little hamburger bun thing will show you what time it is in England right now, in case you want to give us a call or something.

Below the Time gadget is where you can sign up to follow the blog for updates, and below that is another of my awful selfie photos and an 'about me' blurb.

Touching the menu bar here where it says More...opens a page menu.

And there you'll find...

"Where are they?" a map showing the trail and our latest camp locations.

"Rick's Book- Walking Home" A convenient link to my Amazon page so you can buy another copy or two of my first book.

And three 'essays' about the why's of walking the trail and who's going out there with me. And maybe fodder for a possible second book.

At the bottom of each page is a little box where you can post comments.

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy. -Rick

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Salt Path Schedule

Second Week Change

Well, we've had a week of fantastic scenery and sights. The coastline is breathtaking more often than not and ever changing. The villages along the way with their stonework buildings and slate or thatched roofs are picturesque and old. We had dinner in a pub that had been built in 1756, and it wasn't the oldest building built in it's village, Westleigh- the church was. The churches are usually the oldest buildings in any of the villages, most of them built 600 years before. Everything is draped, clothed, or consumed with vegetation. In the forests, there's ivy on the trees. In the fields, anything that hasn't been mowed or grazed recently is overgrown with vines, shrub, or ferns. I'd thought I was used to veg, but I was wrong. I feel like I've been overexposed to chlorophyll. The plants seem gentler or more civil here, less pokey, clawy, or prickly than at home. Matthew invented a game he calls 'Nettled or Not', where he sticks his han...

Done

I'm in London now and done with the Path. It was raining and windy when I finished, and I was dizzy so I muffled the End of the Path monument shot. So instead, this is what it looks like looking back towards it from the ferry taking me away. The last week on the Path was mostly rainy, like all the rest of my time on the Path. In addition to the rain, and mud, and damp, and cold, I entertained my old friend vertigo. Friends that know me well are already aware of my 'condition', where I occasionally experience persistent mild to moderate dizziness. Not bad really, but bad enough that for the last week I walked inland as much as possible, on the South Devon Ridge Path to avoid walking along the tops of cliffs. Still, there were a few that were unavoidable. These stairs, when you're dizzy, are annoying. This vertigo thing I've had before, and it stays with me for about a month. I'd like to think it's brought on by overwork or physical exhaustion, but it's e...

Walking Cliffs & Coves

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