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“This is Ellen, the engineer that leads an amazing double life.  For when Ellen puts on a Buff*, an amazing transformation occurs: Ellen is Rando Girl!  Ever alert for the call to adventure!**”

Rando Girls is my journey to a life more adventurous, sharing the journey with others and having fun along the way. And cake.

My next big challenge is an arctic expedition crossing Svalbard.  I’ve never been anywhere that cold before and I can’t ski. Oh, and there might be polar bears.

The global Covid-19 crisis has meant the expedition has been cancelled in 2020.  I’m gutted but focused on making the most of the extra 12 months of training.

 

The Roaches, Peak District

Fire, ice and marshmallow on Hardangervidda

Yestival

 

• Cheshire Challenge walk 2 – Baker WayOctober 17, 2020
  The Baker Way is the first completed path of the Cheshire Challenge and was named after Jack Baker, a much loved and active advocate of local footpaths.  It was June 2020 and in less strange times, I’d have taken the train to Chester and walked back but lockdown had changed the timetable and I wasn’t… Continue reading Cheshire Challenge walk 2 – Baker Way
• Cheshire Challenge walk 1 – Eddisbury Way & Sandstone TrailSeptember 26, 2020
  Retrospectively, this was the first Cheshire Challenge walk.  I had mulled over the idea and this walk was specifically planned to walk along two named paths though I had not yet named it the Cheshire Challenge.  It was just two weeks since the Covid-19 lockdown had lifted and I was able to meet Jo and… Continue reading Cheshire Challenge walk 1 – Eddisbury Way & Sandstone Trail

(*other neckwear is available…**I was – and still am – a big Bananaman fan…)