Wednesday 31st August 2022 This morning I woke to rain. For a moment I was disappointed that I couldn't run. Well, I could run if I had...

Tuesday 30th August 2022 Today we traveled to the small town of Saltburn-by-the-sea. We took the more coastal road through a large...

Monday 29th August 2022 It was a Bank Holiday today which means a public holiday in South African terms. I woke early after dreams of...

Sunday 28th August 2022 Today was a very unusual day in August because of the Comrades marathon.  This 90km long race is usually run...

Saturday 27th August 2022 I spent a glorious day walking on a 13th century city wall, gazing at a Minster, strolling through cobblestone...

Friday 26th August 2022 I visited the shops briefly this morning while my sister was at her yoga class. The sun was shining and it felt...

Thursday 25th August 2022 I managed a run this morning and it felt like my shins were on fire for the first half of my run. I was very...

Wednesday 24th August 2022 I woke up early and contemplated a run but it started raining and I was almost disappointed....almost, lol....

Tuesday 23rd August 2022 Of course I woke up feeling better. Gratitude does that and today I have a lot to be thankful for. Another...

Monday 22nd August 2022 A mooching Monday it seems. Some days the tiredness sits on me like that Sea Fret (northern England term for...

Sunday 21st August 2022 After the late night last night I woke up surprisingly early and almost fresh. The sun was splitting the sky so...

Saturday 20th August 2022 What I'm really loving in the UK is every tiny village has a ruin or a church somewhere.  Unlike the grand...

Friday 19th August 2022 I woke up at 3am. That's nothing unusual, except my brain started ticking and I couldn't stop it from racing...

Thursday 18th August 2022 It was a lekker go-slow day today. I'd decided that I wasn’t going to dash out for a run so I started editing...

Wednesday 17th August 2022 Another morning of running! I'm impressing myself, plus this morning's wind was rather chilly. But the sun...

Tuesday 16th August 2022 I woke up early and sparked into action.  Well, I got into my running gear because it seemed like there was a...

Monday 15th August 2022 Monday morning up  with the lark... Well not quite,  but I did feel like going out for a run! Which was very...

Sunday 14th August 2022 I woke up early with a start, after dreams of not finishing my packing or having the wrong clothes or something....

Saturday 13th August 2022. Today was a lovely day after waking up early to see the Sea Fret cloud the streets in its misty way. There's...

Friday 12th August 2022 I spent the morning trying to sort out my digital stuff and make space on my phone. Looking at all those...