I have wanted to hike the Pennine Way for a long time, I almost did it a few years ago in April but unfortunately that year we had late snow and decided to do a closer trail (St Kenelms Way) which we could complete as day hikes thanks to 'Dad's Taxi'.
It has been 3 years since I completed the Coast to Coast walk, which means 3 years since I began writing a blog about it and never got round to finishing it and publishing! For various reasons, life has been pretty difficult in that time and I haven't been able to complete much of anything. The Pennine Way is my opportunity to reset the clock, take some time out and hopefully figure out what I want to do.
I began seriously considering getting out and completing the Way during lockdown. I had been working pretty crazy hours and caring for my Dad who has mixed type dementia, and suddenly it stopped. After I had my mini breakdown (which I think was coming lockdown or not) I realised that I needed to make some changes. So far I have changed my working hours- down to 'not much', got a live in carer for Dad and have begun to tidy up my home (I hate clutter but am also incredibly disorganised). This has freed up some brain space so that I can really start to think about how I want to make a living; enter two weeks of thinking time!
I was not intending to write all that but I'll leave it in- it gives you some context to my journey!
My preparations began with purchasing two Harvey maps (North and South) and the Trailblazer Guide - I tend to use Trailblazer as they are updated regularly and I like the hand drawn maps- feels more personal. Using these I came up with a rough itinerary.
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