I had another walking partner today, James McDougall from my wargaming days.He was going to walk all the way from Herne Bay to Margate which despite being fairly level is still a solid 13 miles.I soon gave him the flavour of the coastal path as the signs vanished and we had to use our skill…

I stayed at a holiday inn in Sittingbourne. The main reason for this is their large buffet breakfasts that not only fill me up but provide a supply of dried fruit and bananas for walking. Unfortunately no dried fruit or even fresh fruit so had to eat half a dozen boxes of cereal to compensate.The…

The early part of the day was difficult as the ground on top of the sea defence was very rough with lots of long grass.However eventually I reached the Elmley nature reserve which is one of the few reserves in the country run by a private farm.I reached a cafe they had which was excellent.…

The walk from Sheerness should be been straightforward following the Isle of Sheppey coast. Unfortunately, life was made difficult by a strong wind which was attempting to blow me off the cliffs. The other problem was the erosion which had wiped out the path for about seven miles.Eventually, by some byways, I reached Leysdown-on-sea. This…

The day started slightly earlier than I expected as I had made my camp near to, what was apparently, the most popular 6:30am dog walking spot in Kent.A steady stream of Bassets, Labradors and Labradoodles, all of whom had a fascination in my tent and a keenness to bark about it to whoever would listen.I…

One of those days where a diversion was a good thing. The waterfront at Rochester and Chatham is being extensively redeveloped so the path was taken away from there and past the cathedral and castle.The cathedral is huge and I was lucky enough to go by while the cathedral choir were singing which was entrancing.…

Navigating the path after I left my campsite proved tricky as it went through a large holiday camp at Allhallows. The official signage was minimal and they were having improvements done. However I did stumble across the camp shop and had a quick breakfast of coffee and a four cheese bake which didn’t look so…

I had a short walk to the Thames to start the day. The first chap I met cheerfully informed me the path went through numerous industrial sites and was tricky to follow. On the good news front he said they held raves down there. Unfortunately my chances of catching the tail end of a rave…

The morning was foggy and I decided to clear camp and then have breakfast later when the fog was burnt off.The walk was made more entertaining by the disagreement between my mapped route and the England Coast path signs. This does happen often due to diversions or new agreement with landowners. My usual technique is…

Report from September 29th.The day did no start tremendously well as I realised due to a path diversion and a navigational error on my part I had too far to walk to get to Tilbury and hence Gravesend. Spent the first hour moving my accommodation forward one day and putting in an extra wild camp…