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Going for a walk could save the world
After the walk / Philosophising / The blog

Going for a walk could save the world

Living outdoors so quickly puts everything in perspective. It reminds me what is precious and important (people, time, landscapes, muscles, chatting, simplicity, lunch) and what is extraneous and best cut down or cut out (commuting, labour-saving devices, clutter, morbid news stories, jetfuel, landfill, women’s magazines) . It strikes me as […]

Over halfway! Thank you!
After the walk / The blog / The book / The film

Over halfway! Thank you!

On Tuesday we hit the halfway mark of this great big Kickstarter hullabaloo – a gigantic, knee-wobbling, heart-swelling £14,000, worthy of all sorts of metaphors. Like hitting the halfway mark on the walk, I feel jubilant, a bit overwhelmed, and far from being out-of-the-woods! But the figure kept steaming onward, […]

The best of Wales, on your wall
After the walk / The blog / The book / The film

The best of Wales, on your wall

Two weeks left of the monster Kickstarter project, and we had a great boost yesterday when Kickstarter themselves chose Seaside Donkey as their project of the day. Such waves of kindness, support and enthusiasm about the book and film are coming in from all over the globe – this is […]

Cheers, 2013! You were brilliant.
After the walk / The blog / The book / The film

Cheers, 2013! You were brilliant.

I think this might be the most exciting year that I have ever been preparing to tuck under the muffly duvet of the past, sent off with an affectionate kiss on its glowing forehead, with a big glass of something cheerful and forward-looking waiting for me downstairs. Goodnight, 2013; I […]

Christmas vouchers
After the walk / The blog / The book / The film

Christmas vouchers

Christmas is coming, and what better gift could you give or request than a promissory note for a book and film so fresh that they haven’t even been made yet?! How often do you get the chance not just to buy something, but to bring it into existence? Sounds pretty […]

Become seaside donkey’s publisher!
After the walk / The blog / The book / The film

Become seaside donkey’s publisher!

So, here we are; the BIG ASK! After busying away for a month I’ve come up with a whole menu of things to offer people as part of the next scary adventure: getting the book and film made, with your help. If you’ve not come across crowd funding (often referred […]

Little donkey(s), little donkey(s)
After the walk / The blog

Little donkey(s), little donkey(s)

Let’s face it, I was flattered. A few weeks before the end of the walk we were asked if we’d lead the lantern procession through Aberystwyth, and I said yes without hesitation – what a homecoming honour! Then we got back, got miserable, and then started to get used to […]

The low – I miss walking…
The blog / The book / The film

The low – I miss walking…

This afternoon I got my own set of keys cut for both parents’ houses. It’s the first time I’ve carried keys in a while. I put on a different outfit on Monday, but I then I wore it until Thursday – changing daily seems a bit of an unnecessary fuss. […]

The high – we made it!
The blog / The journey

The high – we made it!

So, the magic circle has been completed and the boundary has been paced. Chico and I are perimeteers – we walked around the whole of Wales, and nothing really terrible happened. We are both still alive, healthier and musclier than ever before, both deeply in love with walking, and fairly […]

Homecoming, jiggidy jig!
The blog / The journey

Homecoming, jiggidy jig!

The end is in sight, literally – we’re in New Quay and can see the lights of Aberystwyth twinkling in the bay, and beyond it some places already seen – the Lleyn peninsula and Snowdon. We’re taking it slowly to savour every last moment, and because I’ve picked up a […]