Daily Helen

We're having fantastic weather this autumn. Dorothy and I had another excellent morning walk in Silvermine. It was great to be outsi...

For the first time in ages I went for a walk in Newlands Forest. It was wonderful to be amongst the trees again, good for my well-being. ~ A...

We saw quite a few of these sea birds on Day Five of the Whale Trail. I'm sad the hike is over, but feeling inspired to do more long wal...

Day Four of the Whale Trail. Today the weather was perfect and everyone was having great fun on the hike. I really enjoyed walking along the...

Today, Day Three of the Whale Trail, was a trudge along the rocky coastline. The scenery was spectacular, which kept me going even though th...

After a long day's walking on Day Two of the Whale Trail we were very happy to reach Noetsie camp on the coast. In the evening we sat ar...

We had a fantastic day's hiking on Day One of the Whale Trail ! I dawdled at the back of the pack, taking lots of photos of the beautifu...

Today was all about packing and planning, and long lists! This will be the first time I've done a multi-day hike and it's so hard to...

With just a couple of days to go til I walk the Whale Trail, it was time to shop and start organizing the food. Here: portions of muesli for...