Saturday 14 April 2012

Events have rather stifled my 2012 walking plans, but here are my first six walks of the year:


No.LocationDistance (m)Date Walked
947Trent Valley Way: Holme Pierrpont to Thrumpton and return20.430/03/2012
946A walk along the Stour Valley Path from Newmarket22.127/03/2012
945A circular walk from Swavesey to Oakington, Childerley and Boxworth16.330/01/2012
944A circular walk between St Ives, Warboys and Somersham25.228/01/2012
943A linear walk from Godmanchester to Yelling and Houghton18.623/01/2012
942A circular walk from Cambourne to Elsworth and Papworth Everard17.516/01/2012

This included perhaps the worst named trail I have ever done, the Pathfinders Long Distance Walk.

Hopefully I will get more walks done in the next quarter...

Tuesday 10 April 2012

Eject!

The following link details an RAF pilot's recovery from horrific injuries after a mid-air collision and ejection. His life was saved by, perversely, a weak joint in the chin-strap of his helmet.

http://www.ian-weaver.com/ians_page/accident-10th-jan-1996/comment-page-1/

An amazing read; it is well worth reading the comments as well.