Disaster fell! I awoke with the impression that my left knee cap had been kicked by a horse and when I arose I was hobbling and unable to bend it and I was no use to anyone. Suddenly it occurred to me that I was suffering an acute attack of gout. If any of my …
September 2016 archive
Sep 09
Day 2: Staunton to Burghill
Another lovely day’s walking, on our own this time. We passed a vast fruit farm and a small army of Bulgarian fruit pickers, all scurrying along and gesturing that they don’t speak English. Marcus, our Zimbabwean driver was surprised that whenever he stops in a village and parks by a verge, a spry pensioner often …
Sep 08
Day 1: Hay to Staunton
We can’t complain about the start of the walk. We were welcomed in Hay on Wye by the newly elected Chris Davies, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire and a leading Conservative luminary, Roger White. The loon who devised out first day walking is clearly out on day release and the sooner he is incarcerated again …
Sep 07
The Day Before: A Letter from Cathy
Cathy is a long-standing friend of ZANE Dear Tom and Jane, As you set out on your latest walk for ZANE I thought this story might be of interest to you and the people you meet along the way who may want to know what life’s like in Zimbabwe in 2016. On a recent weekend …