Five Hundred Mile Walkies: One Man and a Dog Versus the South-west Peninsular Path

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It’s more about mark than boogie , that’s the only disappointing part about this book, I would like to have got my idea of the character of the dog. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Mile Walkies' tells of how the author decided to walk from Minehead to Poole, following the coast line through Devon, Cornwell and Dorset.

Years ago I would have awarded it 5 stars but it is now at times shockingly dated and Mark comes across as a very careless dog owner, as perhaps people were in 1986. Three decades later, I'm chortling over this book at a second-hand book stall and the nice lady in charge lets me have it for free. Two books in one, I enjoyed the walk around the South West Coastpath more than the rowing up the Thames river. His descriptions of Boogie made me laugh, especially when everyone kept patting him on the head, and commenting on his appearance. Again, from having no idea how to skull an ancient skiff, he soon settles into the routine of raising with the dawn (or some time in the morning), skulling gently for a few miles and whiling away his time chatting to lock-keepers and studying the wildlife.I laughed out loud, perhaps because I've walked a long distance trail, or perhaps because I walk with a dog, or perhaps, this fella just has a humorous way of seeing things.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Travels with Boogie is a witty and fascinating account of a mismatched couple and of the people they meet and places they visit. It is now measured at 630 miles, though on this latest re-read, having now started to walk the Path myself, I notice much more how many buses, cars and other short-cuts he takes. Really interesting to read about the villages and coastline on your 500 Mile walk, I would watch it if it was a film or even a series.Mile Walkies, Mark Wallington, First published by Hutchinson 1986, my edition published by Arrow 1987. A gentle meander around the south west peninsular with one man and his dog during the period of time when the rest of England was getting all agitated about a few wind swept sheep farms in the South Atlantic. This is a nice restful, mildly amusing story of a man and a dog trekking along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. It is the account of an (at first) inept young man walking the Southwest coastal path along with a singularly unattractive dog. As 2023 comes to an end, Three Points of the Compass takes a glance at a handful of items of gear that accompanied me on trail.

Not exactly as Mark had planned, however: this time his companion was to be the delectable Jennifer - but she was held up at the office, and when Boogie was dropped off at the kennels the other dogs complained. What 500 Mile Walkies is, is a diverting, humorous, affectionate and self-deprecating account of Mark’s walk with possibly the worst, and best, canine companion it is possible to borrow from a friend relieved to be shot of his pet for a few weeks. But the difference between this trip and any other I've been on is that although I know I did learn a lot about myself, now I'm back I can't for the life of me remember what it was. It gets a bit boring to hear yet again how awful Boogie is but there is also something charming about the inner journey the author travels. First they had to survive against all odds as they embarked on a heroic journey up hill and down dale, with rucksacks full of Kennomeat, along Britain's longest coastal footpath - from Somerset to Devon, from Cornwall to Dorset.He's supposed to be accompnnied by Jennifer, his on-off girlfriend, but when she fails to turn up, he takes his dog, Boogie - well, more that he can't find anywhere to have him for the duration. At first glance 500 Mile Walkies may seem a little ephemeral and lacking in observational muscle, however the author had a perceptive eye for what mattered most and makes light of what must have, at times, been a demanding walk. If choosing an alcohol brew kit for day walks, Three Points of the Compass is usually carrying a Toaks burner.