the start of the hike

Meeting the family

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September 22nd 2009
Finish work, get home, get changed, get in car and be driven to Kernow (Cornwall for the uninitiated). A bit of a test for this here bloggy type mabob, and how long a 6'5" man can be cooped up in tight spaces (plane seats, car seats, bunk beds, packing creates, jail cells), 4 1/2 hours door to door and I can still feel all my bodily particles, so 11 hrs to L.A. no sweat. William Blake was abso ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall » Polperro

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