appetite for adventure

not that many years ago, but definitely pre the dawning of the nc500, i used to like a cycle on the then quiet roads of the north west. now that it's been changed into a traffic clogged dustbin/toilet, not so much. but you can go other ways. i like this at the very least for the use of paper maps. if it's been me i'd have done it on my own, not posted it online and likely stayed in one fo those expensive hotels at the end of a day thus guaranteeing clean sheets, soft beds and a hot shower. and no river crossings. not them. never again! lol 

* the grumpy me would add the following addendum. don't be tearing up plants for 'foraging'. leave them where they are, maybe learn their binomial and something about their habitat. take some responsibility or admit to yourself that, despite your 'adventure', you're no better than those people who leave dog shit bags in trees. or those who use the nc500 as a playground....