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The Skye Trail that wasn’t

Posted on April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 by Jodie Beckford

It was supposed to be the most epic adventure. I spent months planning and preparing – packing and unpacking and repacking my backpack to make sure I had exactly what I needed for me and Lucy and not a gram more – checking the weather forecast every six hours to see if there had been…

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The great Scottish adventure, part 2

Posted on July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 by Jodie Beckford

Part two of the travelogue in which I discover the limits of Lucy’s walking skills, and also that she is quite happy to push those limits to the max. This account takes us through day three and four.

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The great Scottish adventure, part 1

Posted on June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 by Jodie Beckford

It’s been two months since I set off on my great big adventure to the Isle of Skye; two months in which I have tried to find a way to condense all of the fantastic experiences down into 500 words, and have failed, so I’m just going to write as many words as I like and see how it goes. I’ll do my best to skip the boring parts.

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A great big adventure

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Jodie Beckford

In just seven days we will be on our way, over the North Sea and up the spine of Britain to the beautiful Isle of Skye. This trip will probably be the most well-planned adventure I have ever embarked on. In the past, holidays were rather opportunistic affairs where me and a significant other would…

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A black and white photo of a podenco looking at the camera from the path.

Of trails and tales

Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by Jodie Beckford

The past few months have been a time of rediscovery for me. My love for long-distance hiking has returned! In previous iterations (I believe it was Jo versions 2.1 and 2.3), I did a lot of hiking and camping and long distance walking with the then partners who I shared both hearth and hobbies with…

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