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Oh my days! Where do I start? How do I begin? What do I say to fully capture everything that happened today? So many surprises + the unexpected unveiling itself intermittently, it was awesome! So much variation, so many cool people, I’m elevated! I almost feel like I’m rediscovering myself, my modus operandi, my flow, … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 7: old coniston man

So I did it! I managed to actually go a day without doing any walking! After chilling, writing, reflecting at Adam Sedgewick and the Dent fault viewpoint at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, I did a supply run in Kendal and came straight to my digs for the next few days and got settled … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 6: windermere

WOW, oh WOW! I’m a bit bamboozled, WHAT, was THAT?! I feel tired whilst I write this up but man that just blew my mind in multiple ways, just defied any presumptions + moods I had lingering when I woke up this morning leaving Grinton and headed towards Hawes. I feel very grateful right now … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 5: wensleydale (from hawes)

As I sit here in my car looking out my windscreen over Fremington with a hazy view of Fremington Edge and a snip of Harker Hill, I feel down. It’s been a challenging few days since I began this adventure. Yesterday was epic, so many moments it’s going to be hard to pick out a … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 4: howgill fells

At one point I wanted to cry today but as the day went on + the sun continued to follow me the fun just became brighter too. I was only 5km in and my knee started to hurt, which is too soon and clearly a sign of overworking myself following the big jump yesterday. So … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 3: swaledale (from grinton)

Finally get to pause from all the madness! It's been a very challenging, and somewhat disappointing, warm-up to this trip. I planned for a gradual easing into hiking after a few weeks away, but instead ended up walking a whopping 30km! I feel tired, plus I have some strains + muscle fatigue I'm concerned about … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 2: swaledale (from keld)

Wow, it's been a bit of a bizarre day, a rollercoaster in some ways! I usually like to leave early in the morning when I go away for any big trips but decided to sleep in and rest. I just felt very tired, as I do a little now after a slightly exhausting day. In … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 1: outward

Have you ever felt sad to be leaving somewhere after being away from home on a trip, holiday, or adventure? It's a particular type of bittersweet sadness stirred by a serene happiness. Not a euphoric elation or ecstatic excitement, but a firm feeling of belonging. You're away from home, yet you have never felt so … Continue reading Cross Country Eid

June 2020 When he left to return home I felt sad and upset, numbed by the realisation that an epic adventure was all over and a return to withering and wilting away on my own beckoned. 3 mesmerising days bursting with #freescenes made me feel alive once more. Life had me fading from patiently waiting … Continue reading Meaning over measure

Pamper my curves to deal with the nerves, Launch into the arena to give my mind what it deserves Mingle with the shingle who want to rattle my jingle, Mind of the modern human wanting to feel a tingle, It’s hard in this jungle where temptations are wild, Living single and recluse means numb to … Continue reading The Initiation

DREAMING Committed to her craft she was out of palms reach her pretty peach skin peeled me apart in a heartbeat Doused the flames in my mind from the stream off her hair gushing like a flare when it whips + whisks her derriere Adored her rejuvenation of the senior with finesse revered adulations of … Continue reading Rapunzel

All my life I've been striving to simply be given a chance. SKIN For some my skin is too brown, yet for others I'm not brown enough. Herein lies the contorted meanings people attach to my personality and pigment, and the erratic expectations this exposes. Plenty will just never be satisfied, and that's OK with … Continue reading Give me a chance

Cold winds blow upon the peaks of the East Pride circles the streets and culture blades the grass Steady tip-towing is a prodigy with blisters, Wash it in, dry it out, like this woman I tell this story about It was my first time aiding the fun playing Whits inflict the instinct to spiritually exude … Continue reading Temporal Blessing

There's a reason why I have so few entries in this blog, with enormous lengths of time in between. I'm a perfectionist. Each article often plunges deep within to unearth how I truly + deeply feel about whatever topic in question. I get creative, then refine it with the intricate precision of an engraver, like … Continue reading Perseverance + embracing the unknown is beautiful

It was Ramadan, so it was normal for me to remain awake during the night nourished for the next day's fast. Yet Saturday 1st June had the added incentive of following Anthony Joshua's debut fight in the USA at New York's Madison Square Gardens against Andy Ruiz, Jr. I'm not a huge Boxing fan but … Continue reading Stay Hungry, Stay Humble