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When I was packing for hiking the South West Coast Path last year, I became obsessed with weight. I shaved grams off what I had to carry...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
Hiking boots or trail shoes?
For the last 20 years or so, I have walked in leather Brasher walking boots. I have found them comfortable and long-lasting, even though...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
A day of veterans
The Veterans’ Hub in Wyke Regis was started by Andy, a veteran himself, as a weekly meet-up for a coffee and a chat. But as he heard...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
A rocky day around the Isle of Portland
How do you walk for 14 miles with large blisters on the soles of both of your feet, without making them worse? A sensible response would...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Hiking hints and tips - hikers' wool
Hikers’ wool is a mainstay of my first aid kit. I was first told about it by my friend Hazel, who used it when she walked the Camino de...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
On my own
I clung on to my husband Mike as we stood in the car park at Lulworth. He joked that it was because he was so warm, but it was far more...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
Hiking hints and tips - packing list
I worked hard on keeping the weight of my rucksack down while walking the South West Coast Path. I used almost everything that I carried,...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
Across the ranges
The view back across the ranges I had carefully planned the first few days of this walk so that I knew that I would be setting off on the...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Threats to the oceans
Walking past Kimmeridge Bay, I visited the Dorset Wildlife Trust and Fine Foundation’s Wild Seas Centre and talked to one of their...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
Kimmeridge Bay Marine Nature Reserve
Walking towards Kimmeridge Bay, I was looking out for the Clavell Tower, an elegant landmark standing on the cliffs. When it came into...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Plastic food, anyone?
All around the South West Coast Path, I saw signs of the plastic pollution in our seas and on our beaches. Plastic lasts for hundreds of...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Steep steps and high emotion
Despite all of my training, my knees were wobbling like a plate of blancmange. After a gentle start to the South West Coast Path, coming...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 22, 2020
- 4 min
Hiking hints & tips - rocking your rucksack
On any long-distance trail, your rucksack will be your constant companion. It’s never going to be easy carrying all the extra weight, but...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
How am I going to survive the cold?
The first few days of my South West Coast Path adventure were a bit of a shock. After a long, hot summer, I re-discovered what it felt...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 22, 2020
- 1 min
Festive Season Wave Therapy
If, like us, you have had to cancel a visit to the coast this festive season, or if you just fancy a bit of wave therapy, this is for you.
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
Hiking hints & tips - practice
Walking the 630-mile-long South West Coast Path continuously in 52 days taught me a lot about hiking and camping. Some of this knowledge...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Seaweed - the source of oxygen and many fine jokes
Walking the South West Coast Path, I was embarrassed when I realised how little I knew about seaweed, so I’ve done a bit of research and...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
The adventure begins
Until I actually saw the sea, I wasn’t entirely convinced that my South West Coast Path adventure would happen. I had planned, trained...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
Julia's Jellyfish Journey in Yours magazine
Fancy that - the star letter in Britain's #1 fortnightly women's magazine. That's another 189,000 or so people reached with some...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 24, 2020
- 1 min
Julia's Jellyfish Journey in 'Marine Conservation' magazine
One day as I was walking along the north coast of Devon, I was chatting to some other walkers about seals. I explained that I was raising...
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