Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking and town walks with my human dad.
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. This is a blog with a difference. In today's post there was an amazing treat for me. Not an edible one for a change, but a portrait of yours truly! When we were hiking the Great Glen Way last year we had a shock one morning … Continue reading My Portrait
Day 7 - Creag Dhearg to Inverness Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on day 7 of our Great Glen Way hike. We had a good sleep overnight in the protection of the trees in our tent. The wind had been gusting in the pines but, our tent was well sheltered. … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 7 – 15/3/20
Day 6 - Drumnadrochit to Creag Dhearg Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 6 of our Great Glen Way hike. We had spent the previous night in the comfort of the Bridge Suite in Invermoriston after being brought back from Drumnadrochit by Tom and Pat, the owners. The plan … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 6 – 14/3/20
Day 5 - Invermoriston to Dumnadrochit Hello people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 5 of our Great Glen Way hike. After the zero day on day 4 of our trip it was time to make some headway into our trip. We had slept like proverbial logs during the night … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 5 – 13/3/20
Day 4 - Fort Augustus to Invermoriston ?! Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 4 of our Great Glen Way hike. We were camping in Fort Augustus at the Loch Ness Highland Resort campsite. Unbelievably, we were the only visitors to the site. All the lodges were empty … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 4 – 12/3/20
Day 3 - Laggan Locks to Fort Augustus Hello people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker again reporting on day 3 of our Great Glen Way hike. We both had a reasonable sleep overnight despite of the sound of the wind rushing across Loch Lochy and through the pines. We had been protected from the … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 3 – 11/3/20
Day 2 - Gairlochy to Laggan Locks Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day two of mine and my dad’s Great Glen Way hike. Our first day consisted of a flat 10.5 mile hike mostly along the side of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Gairlochy. We wild … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 2 – 10/3/20
Hello again people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here. My human dad didn’t feel like taking me on a hike on this day so, I had to do a little bit of gentle persuasion. I started off by staring at him. I built it up to the odd high-pitched whine. Then I went a … Continue reading Burton on the Dee Estuary
Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a stormy eleven miles around Grappenhall, Appleton Thorn, Walton and Stretton in the Cheshire countryside. Storm Dennis hadn’t affected this area anywhere near as severely as other parts of the North-West. The high winds were still causing problems though and the odd shower was forecast … Continue reading Appleton Thorn, Grappenhall, Walton & Stretton
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a short hike around Dunham Massey. We had a few hours to spare and so instead of a walk in the park or around our local streets we jumped into the car and drove to a nearby stately home. Dunham Massey Hall, a National … Continue reading Dunham Massey
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