Blogs from Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 11

This weekend we walked the last consecutive 8 hours walks I needed to do before my trip up Everest begins. Saturday - We walked from Chandlers Ford to Wincherster (St Catherines Hill) and back again via Compton. Sunday - We walked in the New Forest. Minstead to Acres down, under the A31 to Linwood (The Red Shoot pub) then back. Saw a stag which was really cool. Amazing and a good opportunity to use the zoom on my camera. Don't feel too bad after the walk. Calves are slightly tight but overall not too bad. Iced knees again tonight according to Physios instructions. Have further stretching exercise sets to do before I go to bed. Pasta bake for dinner tonight to stock up on the carbs. Finally received my purchase of 24 sports energy bars from ... read more

So, this is it - the tickets have been picked up, the house is let, the car has been sold and we're just sat here hoping to squeeze everything into our rucksacks!! The time to panic...is not just yet we're hoping... All we've got now is a couple of weeks with our families (how much more shopping can I fit in that 50l bag?!?) and then we're off! We'll try to update maps and photos as often as we can to let you know what we're up to...Hope you enjoy it too!!... read more

Jodi: the eldest sister and first born; the world's best tour guide; frustrated gourmet chef in a tiny kitchen; implementation guru to Southampton's non-profit environmental center; and generous host to Bryan and me. We feel so fortunate for the time we spent with Jodi and her flat-mate Jules. They were most gracious to a couple of tired travelers that arrived after 10 PM on July 7th. Although their place was small, it was very comfortable and had the most amazing views of the harbor from the eighth floor. Jodi's cyatic nerve has been giving her many problems, but we still had to convince her not to give up her bed, and even then she only relented half the time. On our first morning in Southampton, Jodi and Jules took us to a large organic agricultural farm ... read more