by Jack Barrow | Jan 24, 2019 | In SatNav We Trust, Publishing, Travelogue
“After a coffee I paid my bill and headed back to the Truck with my head and hood further down than before. The day had not been going well, the weather wasn’t going to improve, I’d not found an alternative camp site and I wasn’t looking forward to cooking inadequate...
by Jack Barrow | Jan 22, 2019 | In SatNav We Trust, Publishing, Travelogue
“I’d catered for what Maslow would have considered the first level of the pyramid, shelter. In the increasing breeze I pitched the Khyam & in the lee of a hedge with the Truck across the entrance. The downside was that the farm had lots of birds: peackocks &...
by Jack Barrow | Jan 9, 2019 | In SatNav We Trust, Publishing, Travelogue
“Rolling into #Happisburgh I discovered it to be one of those ever-eroding coastal villages that you hear of when some poor soul’s house falls over a cliff. The campsite was deserted but, clearly, it was possible to walk down the field & straight over the...
by Jack Barrow | Jan 7, 2019 | In SatNav We Trust, Publishing, Travelogue
“Crossing the border into Norfolk I saw my first pig farm and, until I spotted the almost invisible electric fence, I was impressed that they didn’t just wander off up the lane as there seemed to be nothing to keep them in. The dry bare soil extended almost to...
by Jack Barrow | Jan 4, 2019 | In SatNav We Trust, Publishing, Travelogue
‘“Would you like to camp over there?” asked the farmer pointing to a thin patch of grass. “That looks like it’s just been reseeded,” I replied. To be honest I was surprised that a farmer would offer me such a spot as the grass looked so delicate and thin that I...
by Jack Barrow | Jan 2, 2019 | In SatNav We Trust, Pop Philosophy, Publishing, Travelogue, Writing
“After a coffee I ended up in Ely Cathedral. I find cathedrals quite difficult to resist and Ely Cathedral, at 5.30 on a bank holiday afternoon, has very little competition. I also have a bit of a thing for meditating in cathedrals although I’m not very good at...