tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post4499867367538979677..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: South West Coast Path. Days 6 & 7: Slapton To BrixhamThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-76274440959264344702012-12-12T09:05:33.176+00:002012-12-12T09:05:33.176+00:00Think we had a childhood holiday in Brixham... rem...Think we had a childhood holiday in Brixham... remember the name but not much about it! In those days a trip as far south as that (from NE England) took a long time... maybe we pretty much got there and turned round and went home again!<br /><br />Love the shadow photo... and envy you, as ever, the freedom and the roaming!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-56013836744016425752012-12-10T10:58:12.199+00:002012-12-10T10:58:12.199+00:00Thanks for your comment, dritanje!Thanks for your comment, dritanje!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-56921775611540776982012-12-09T21:49:43.266+00:002012-12-09T21:49:43.266+00:00Another tremendous journey! And isn't it good ...Another tremendous journey! And isn't it good when you remember why it is one does these things - the contrast - between difficulty and comfort - between effort and achievement.. and it brings back memories of Brixham harbour, sitting there, writing, quite a few years ago now...gorgeous photos too, thank you!dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-16718585925330465262012-12-09T18:20:29.236+00:002012-12-09T18:20:29.236+00:00Thanks, Vagabonde. I tried out your pictures-and-m...Thanks, Vagabonde. I tried out your pictures-and-music technique. Not bad! But I do think you underestimate your writing skills.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-69917620214360792692012-12-09T14:22:17.145+00:002012-12-09T14:22:17.145+00:00Now that I do not walk as much as I did (because o...Now that I do not walk as much as I did (because of physical and other limitations) I get a vicarious thrill in walking with friends on breathtaking hikes. I follow another blogger who takes hikes in the Rockies in the US and also shows beautiful landscapes. I rarely comment on your blog though because I am not a “writer” of lovely prose in English as your other readers – I am more a sight and sound person.<br /> <br />I found out that I can listen to a variety of good music from YouTube, so I select a suitable piece there and start listening to it. Then after reading your post I enlarge your first photo. At the bottom of the screen appears all your photos – I slowly click on them one after the other while listening to the music and the impact is extraordinary. I often keep clicking on the photos of your previous posts also to remain longer on this musical promenade. As we would say in France – c’est sublime! Today the music is T. Albinoni, Op. 17 – Concerti a cinque. If you’d like to try to see and listen you can click for the music here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBeLkNYO8ZI. I have been looking at your pictures with sound for a while and thought I should share it with you (since I feel inadequate to comment often.)Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-74441074818370572632012-12-09T13:40:33.600+00:002012-12-09T13:40:33.600+00:00Yes. AW got it right, George. Relating to this, af...Yes. AW got it right, George. Relating to this, after several years of wearing fabric boots — which in my experience let in water and wear out quickly — for this trip I went back to worn-in, fairly lightweight leather boots. I'm so glad I did. They performed fantastically well — so robust and comfortable. And they remained dry inside.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58529806611973883912012-12-09T13:33:34.410+00:002012-12-09T13:33:34.410+00:00Wow! Brixham is such a gorgeous place. Your comm...Wow! Brixham is such a gorgeous place. Your comment on the Goretex, merino wool, and trekking poles reminds me of something old Alfred Wainwright once said: "There's no such thing as bad weather. There's only bad gear." Your gear seems to have saved the day for you on more than one occasion.<br /><br /><br />Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-64209680659425968172012-12-09T13:23:45.275+00:002012-12-09T13:23:45.275+00:00Thanks, Ruth — glad you enjoyed the piece. I reall...Thanks, Ruth — glad you enjoyed the piece. I really enjoyed writing it too.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-38110952447235609222012-12-09T11:50:52.586+00:002012-12-09T11:50:52.586+00:00I was already thoroughly charmed by your words bef...I was already thoroughly charmed by your words before seeing the photographs. But oh, the photographs!<br /><br />I appreciate, always, your attention to the minutest details, with specific names and species, as well as to the background stories and histories in your walking tales. <br /><br />All so thoroughly enjoyable! But really, braving the storm must have taken a lot of gumption, dug up somewhere inside. How beautiful that you were rewarded by all that warm cheer in the end.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com