“It’s die colors” the German says with an accent when I ask him what he notices the most. How right he is. Isaac Newton in 1704 studied color and light and devised a color wheel. Goethe, a hundred years later in 1810, also pictured a color wheel. Since then, the color wheel as been refined …
656. The Path Doesn’t Refuse Anybody
Walking has so many interesting elements. While I love walking, the first week always is a bit uneven. Getting used to new terrain, new views, new food. However, I finally am settling into walking. Haemus and Fran The past three days are finally bringing that connection with the path and the people that I meet …
655. The Path while Walking
How innumerable are words about a path or the path. I’ll add my own words as this hike along the South West Coast Path unfolds. While my Path started inland at the White Hart Inn in St. Austell, my actual SWCP path started a few miles later. The glory of the path is the companionship …
654. A Rather Familiar Beginning
Polkerris “Merry Christmas” As I start my second day, I pass an older fellow having his morning coffee or tea. "Good morning." He cheerfully raises his cup “Merry Christmas to you!” “And Happy Easter to you” I reply! Not quite the typical, familiar beginning to my hike, but a wonderful beginning never the less! This …
653. Another Solitary SWCP Walker: Vicar Alan Rowell
Vicar Allan Rowell retired Last October south of St. Ives on the Cornwall coast, I stop to chat with another solitary South West Coast Path walker who is walking the opposite direction. After a pleasant conversation and as we prepare to separate, Alan Rowell mentions that he is the retired vicar of nearby Pendeen Parish …
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652. One of Many
I’m not the only person to have Bath as my destination. Probably two hours after arriving at London’s Heathrow, I’m on the bus. Since learning that my first days of walking are better if I allow an “adjustment period,” I chose the city that I visited in the mid 1970’s. I am not only visiting …
651. Preparing, More
A two-month trip requires more than simply getting my body ready. I’m also wrapping “my head around” all the details of this trip. At times, the details can be overwhelming and exhausting. Some necessary details are common to anybody traveling to the UK, making sure that the new required Travel Authorization is submitted and approved. …
650. Preparing for Another Walk
Many journeys, but not all, require preparation. Walking England’s South West Coast Path requires preparation. After completing the first half last fall, I hope to complete the second half soon. In fact, I’ll begin in three days. This trail runs west along the Bay of Bristol to the Atlantic Ocean, south through Cornwall to Land’s …
632. Wonderful Salisbury
Who doesn’t like Salisbury? Mary and I see a range of history with the help of a walking tour. The skeleton of the Amesbury Archer is 4000 years old. The floor mosaics of a Roman villa. As we visit the cathedral's Chapter House, we can see one of the four surviving copies of the Magna …
631. Learning about Dorchester
Dorcester Thomas Hardy I know nothing about Dorchester. At first, I didn’t know which is the county and which is the city, Dorset or Dorchester. So, I’m pleasantly surprised when we spend several days in, the town. Staying here primarily as a convenient resting place to see ancestral villages, I grow to enjoy Dorchester for …
Journeys: Explorations in Body, Mind, and Spirit 