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More photos from my recent trip to Staffordshire

Wychnor Park Country Club

Staffordshire
grey squirrel
Wychnor Park Country Club
Wychnor Park Country Club
Staffordshire
Grey squirrel
Grey squirrel
Vietnamese iced coffee with the phin – I use Evaporated milk as it is less sweet than condensed milk
Sunset from the balcony​
Sunset from the balcony
Staffordshire countryside
Sundial
Wychnor Park Country Club

National Forest Way

Footpath through the trees
Bridge over a stream in the wood
Lightweight cookset coffee break
Lightweight cookset
Lightweight cookset
River Trent​
River Trent

The Wychnor Flitch

Swarbourne Meadows

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National Forest Way to the River Trent

The National Forest Way passes by Wychnor Park Country Club – so before it got too hot this morning I walked out to the River Trent along the path.

Wychnor Park from the path​
Wychnor Park from the path
Spicky plant
Seed pods
Bridge over a stream in the woods

Along the way, I found a suitable spot for to brew a coffee, out in the countryside but definitely in the shade – my bush hat can only keep so much sun off me.

Coffee stop in the shadow of a trer
Lightweight walking kit including a stool
Coffee stop
Alpkit Kraku stove, MSR titanium mug, Alpkit titanium spoon
Lightweight gear for making coffee

River Trent

River Trent
River Trent

The early squirrel

This squirrel came for breakfast.

Grey squirrel on the balcony
Grey squirrel on the tablr

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More photos from my trip to Devon

The drive down

Gate and country walk
Coach bolts on a wooden gate

Woodford Bridge Country Club

Tropical leaf
Peacock at Woodford Bridge Country Club
Woodford Bridge - Peacock photos​

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay​
Widemouth Bay
Widemouth Bay
Coffee stop on the way back to the cat

The Strangles and Little Strand

The Strangles beach
The Strangles beach
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock arch
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles
Samphire Rock
Samphire Rock
The Strangles
Little Strand and Northern Door rock ​arch
Little Strand and Northern Door rock arch
Little Strand and Northern Door rock ​arch
Little Strand and Northern Door rock arch
Northern Door rock ​arch
Northern Door rock arch
Little Strand
Little Strand beach
Little Strand and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles
The Strangles beach

On the way back up…

Lunch

Keith titanium bottle and nesting titanium mug, Alpkit MiTiMug 400, Sea to Summit packable rucksack, dragon fuel stove used in a mini wood stove
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock arch
The North Cornish Coast
The North Cornish Coast
The North Cornish Coast
Screen shot from my Memory Map app

Just before coming home

Woodford Bridge Country Club peacocks
Woodford Bridge Country Club peacocks

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Widemouth Bay

I went out early and had my breakfast overlooking Widemouth Bay, before attending the weekly staff meeting via Teams – in the car, in the rain!

Widemouth Bay​
Widemouth Bay

South West Coast Path

After the meeting, the rain stopped, so I walked down to the beach along the South West Coast Path.

North Cornwall Coast
North Cornwall Coast
North Cornwall Coast

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay

Coffee on the way back.

Coffee on the way back titanium mug and folding solid fuel stove

Solid fuel folding stove, with a MSR titanium mug – with two tin foil wind shields – it was really windy!

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Walking in Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

The weather this morning was bright and clear – excellent for walking in the snow, as long as you take gloves, hat, warm jacket, decent boots, thick socks, etc, etc.

The snow in most places was a couple of inches deep although from time to time it was much deeper.

My boot sunk in more than a foot of snow
My boot sunk in more than a foot of snow

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve is a short walk from Scandinavian Village and is very close to Aviemore – it is a great place to explore and take photos.

The frozen lake through the trees Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

Frozen lake Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

The lake was frozen and had this mysterious “Superman” logo on the ice.

Superman logo on the ice

The view through the trees Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

I cleared the snow from the end of a bench and had a brew up, using my MSR Titanium mug and Alpkit Kraku stove, a great lightweight and efficient combination in the cold weather. Hot tea and cake, sitting in the winter sun shine.

Making tea with my MSR titanium mug and Alpkit Kraku stove

I forgot to pack my sit mat so I had to sit on my gloves and hat as the icy bench was far to cold to sit on without insulation.

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