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Father, Son and the Pennine Way: 5 days, 90 miles - what could possibly go wrong?
“Brilliantly written, insightful, brutally honest and laugh-out-loud funny.” “A great read I would recommend to anyone with even the remotest sense of humour.” Five days on the Pennine Way with my youngest the challenges we faced and the experiences we shared. What we learned about ourselves and about each other. And the sorry tale of how I came to walk a mile in my underpants… In February 2016 I asked Alex, my youngest son, if he wanted to come for a walk with me. Why? Because I wanted a physical challenge before I was too old for a physical challenge – and I wanted some father/son time before Alex went to university and things were never quite the same again. But I wasn’t a I was a someone who spent his days slumped over a desk. The furthest I’d walked was four miles with the dog on a sunny day. So I had to get fit, I had to find out if I could walk 90 miles in 5 days – and I had to come face to face with the ghosts that had haunted me for ten years. “I absolutely love it. Such an easy read and very humorous.” ‘Father, Son and the Pennine Way’ takes you from the February afternoon when I asked Alex to come for a walk with me, to the day we sent off from Malham in North Yorkshire, to the moment we strode up the final hill into Dufton, just outside Carlisle. …But it’s not a book about walking. This is a book about a father/son relationship told through a walk. If you want a traditional guidebook, don’t buy the book. But if you want to be entertained, inspired, amused and taken on a wonderful journey through the Yorkshire Dales, then you’ll love this book. “A brilliant story. Really well put together and very funny.”If you like the humour of Bill Bryson, if you like the personal story in a book like ‘The Salt Path,’ if you like a slightly sideways look at life – then ‘Father, Son and the Pennine Way’ is the book for you.
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Published October 2, 2017
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September 28, 2018
As a parent I feel there is nothing better than the times spent doing more grown up stuff with your kids. Therefore, the title appealed to me as a Father and Son thing but the Pennine Way has always been my go to walk and the best physical achievement of my life. Something that has enabled me to feel strong and determined to finish other challenges.
This book is a brilliant read with humorous moments but a great deal of inner searching. It is honest to the point of making you scream at the author at times about his lack of preparation.
However, from the germ of an idea comes the planning, walking practice and getting fitter and finally the first steps on the long distant footpath.
It isn’t a guide book rather a diary or journal of this journey made by a Dad who owed more to his Son by the end than just a travelling companion.
I also loved the inner journey and sense of accomplishment.
I also enjoyed the passion for working that was engendered. I was appalled by the lack of walkers in August undertaking this mammoth walk and the limited signage and maintained styles along the way.
Have walked the full distance as a young man with a trusty Wainwright marking my route every step of the way, I recognise the need for competent map-reading. I felt the spent energy of going wrong, backtracking or pressing on over unsuitable ground to regain your path.
That the author was ill prepared is obvious. In my opinion no-one should venture onto moorland and fells without adequate maps, clothing and equipment. The author’s greatest asset was his Son who eased the steps taken and ensured old man stubbiness did not win the day or leave the book unwritten.
A book to lift your spirits and set you sights on new goals and put you in touch with why we’re alive.
That young people enjoy all that the Duke of Edinburgh Award involves is also a promising fact that encourages me.
A book to enjoy, share and give to people you love.
This book is a brilliant read with humorous moments but a great deal of inner searching. It is honest to the point of making you scream at the author at times about his lack of preparation.
However, from the germ of an idea comes the planning, walking practice and getting fitter and finally the first steps on the long distant footpath.
It isn’t a guide book rather a diary or journal of this journey made by a Dad who owed more to his Son by the end than just a travelling companion.
I also loved the inner journey and sense of accomplishment.
I also enjoyed the passion for working that was engendered. I was appalled by the lack of walkers in August undertaking this mammoth walk and the limited signage and maintained styles along the way.
Have walked the full distance as a young man with a trusty Wainwright marking my route every step of the way, I recognise the need for competent map-reading. I felt the spent energy of going wrong, backtracking or pressing on over unsuitable ground to regain your path.
That the author was ill prepared is obvious. In my opinion no-one should venture onto moorland and fells without adequate maps, clothing and equipment. The author’s greatest asset was his Son who eased the steps taken and ensured old man stubbiness did not win the day or leave the book unwritten.
A book to lift your spirits and set you sights on new goals and put you in touch with why we’re alive.
That young people enjoy all that the Duke of Edinburgh Award involves is also a promising fact that encourages me.
A book to enjoy, share and give to people you love.
April 17, 2021
A relatable tale of a middle-aged dad, who's a bit rubbish at physical stuff, taking a walk with his son. Its told in a gentle way. Some of the author's wry observations had me smiling - I particularly liked the lines about B&B WiFi and his son's dry retorts were enjoyable. The style of the narrative is a little too obvious in places - the author repeatedly tells the reader he is a writer. The last 15% of the book is dedicated to facts and figures and other stuff that would maybe have fitted better into the main body of the writing. Overall, worth reading if you are an overweight 50-something who is hoping to persuade his son to walk the Pennine way with him with the lure of unlimited packets of salt 'n' vinegar crisps.
May 17, 2018
A blooming Marcellus read
I usually avoid walking travelogues. Usually. But something caught my eye about this on. I'm not sure if it was the fact the author, Mark, is from Yorkshire (more specifically a seaside town not far from where we live) or I was aware of his blogger (as a fellow Dad blogger). Anyway, I read it.
First of all its really well written. There just enough padding around the details to keep me interested. Too often, for me, this type of book diverts down the "guidebook alley" but if I want to read a guidebook whilst laid in bed in my pyjamas I'd get a guide book. No, this one is just spot on. There's also plenty of humour. The laugh out loud, annoy the wife laid next to me trying to read, kid of humour.
Overall its a great read. Not a very long book but not too short.
I'm often inspired by these books. Having four girls growing fast, this one has certainly made me look at how I can spend some time ticking off challenges with them.
I usually avoid walking travelogues. Usually. But something caught my eye about this on. I'm not sure if it was the fact the author, Mark, is from Yorkshire (more specifically a seaside town not far from where we live) or I was aware of his blogger (as a fellow Dad blogger). Anyway, I read it.
First of all its really well written. There just enough padding around the details to keep me interested. Too often, for me, this type of book diverts down the "guidebook alley" but if I want to read a guidebook whilst laid in bed in my pyjamas I'd get a guide book. No, this one is just spot on. There's also plenty of humour. The laugh out loud, annoy the wife laid next to me trying to read, kid of humour.
Overall its a great read. Not a very long book but not too short.
I'm often inspired by these books. Having four girls growing fast, this one has certainly made me look at how I can spend some time ticking off challenges with them.
August 23, 2018
Book about walking? Book about family? I’m not sure, but I enjoyed it
I bought this a couple of weeks ago when it featured in the Kindle Deal of the Day. As a reasonably regular visitor to the general area of Teesdale and Swaledale I was interested in reading about the author’s experience of the Pennine Way, having never walked it myself. Admittedly, the book blurb did warn me that this wasn’t a book about walking, so I kind of knew what to expect. Well, it is partly a book about walking - or more precisely about learning to walk. Perhaps most importantly, this is a book about family and relationships. It’s also funny, and touching, and doesn’t pretend to be anything it isn’t. Unlike the man who wanted two poached egg for breakfast. It’s a fairly easy, but highly entertaining read, and I look forward to reading more books by this author.
I bought this a couple of weeks ago when it featured in the Kindle Deal of the Day. As a reasonably regular visitor to the general area of Teesdale and Swaledale I was interested in reading about the author’s experience of the Pennine Way, having never walked it myself. Admittedly, the book blurb did warn me that this wasn’t a book about walking, so I kind of knew what to expect. Well, it is partly a book about walking - or more precisely about learning to walk. Perhaps most importantly, this is a book about family and relationships. It’s also funny, and touching, and doesn’t pretend to be anything it isn’t. Unlike the man who wanted two poached egg for breakfast. It’s a fairly easy, but highly entertaining read, and I look forward to reading more books by this author.
May 20, 2019
I found this to be a very funny book, its bill Bryson’s a walk in the woods but in a UK style
I found the interaction between father and son brilliant, also the descriptions of the places and people they met along the way were amazing
I found the interaction between father and son brilliant, also the descriptions of the places and people they met along the way were amazing
July 23, 2018
Short, but really touching and with some laugh out loud moments.
October 27, 2018
Fab book and good quick easy read, had me chuckling from the start. Loved it!
September 13, 2020
I can't deny it- I was entertained by this book. Five stars easily earned. Thumbs up to the author.
March 14, 2022
(FROM MY BLOG) One morning in early June, I woke up in Troutbeck, England -- near Windermere lake in the Lake District. I had hiked there from Grasmere the day before, in beautiful early summer weather, and had eaten a great dinner at The Mortal Man pub. My hike through Westmorland had just two more days to go.
But hark! Was that rain I now heard outside my window? Not just rain, a downpour. It rained all through breakfast, it rained and soaked through my windbreaker within minutes of my stepping out the door. It rained all day -- I mean it poured -- as I walked the fifteen miles to my next night's stop in Kendal. The raindrops pounded on my phone screen, changing the page as I tried to consult a map. In fact, the phone finally slipped from my cold fingers, fell to the ground, and suffered a serious screen fracture.
But my 15-mile hike was on level ground. Where the designated path now passed through rain-drenched bogs, I cheated and followed roads. Half way to Kendal, I stopped at a café for a perfectly nice lunch. It was a wet day, but not a debilitating day. But it gave me some appreciation for Mark Richards's sufferings as described in his humorous and moving account of a novice's introduction to hiking, Father, Son, and the Pennine Way (2016).
The Pennine Way has been described as the oldest official hiking trail -- and one of the toughest -- in England. It runs 268 miles up the spine of England from northern Derbyshire to a point just across the Scottish border.
Mark's hiking background? Unimpressive. His age was 61, and he weighed 232 pounds before he began training. He had walked his dog four miles along the beach. But his youngest son Alex was 17, soon bound for university and, Mark feared, a less close relationship with his father. Therefore, in February, with some trepidation he nervously asked Alex the question:
Mark makes quite a point of the climbs involved in their hike. The elevation gains don't seem particularly impressive, by American standards, but some of them -- notably their first day climb up Pen y Ghent -- do seem steep. And Mark obviously suffered from a certain amount of acrophobia, as well as a bum knee.
But it wasn't just the daily mileage and the elevation gains that made their hike impressive. Overlying those little difficulties was the fact that -- in August -- it rained constantly every day. And when it wasn't raining, they were wading through thick fog. I recall how demoralizing just one day of hiking in torrential rains was for me in 2017.
The author emphasizes that his book is not a guide to the Pennines (although it contains some interesting information for potential hikers), and is not aimed at experienced hikers. Besides being a travel guide, it is at least as much a love story between a father and his teenaged son. Alex was experienced with hiking as part of England's Duke of Edinburgh awards program, and he often found himself rolling his eyes at his father's blunders. But the mutual affection between the two was obvious. You don't survive in good spirits five days of exhausting hiking, being wet, losing your way, sinking into bogs, and falling to the ground and breaking your fingers -- without killing each other -- in the absence of mutual respect and affection.
I had all the respect in the world for the father -- a newbie who had bit off almost more than he could chew. But I also admired Alex, who maintained his sense of humor throughout -- and who willingly admitted his own mistake the one time he was seriously wrong about directions. Their conversations while hiking were humorous and intelligent. They made great hiking companions. As Mark concludes:
But hark! Was that rain I now heard outside my window? Not just rain, a downpour. It rained all through breakfast, it rained and soaked through my windbreaker within minutes of my stepping out the door. It rained all day -- I mean it poured -- as I walked the fifteen miles to my next night's stop in Kendal. The raindrops pounded on my phone screen, changing the page as I tried to consult a map. In fact, the phone finally slipped from my cold fingers, fell to the ground, and suffered a serious screen fracture.
But my 15-mile hike was on level ground. Where the designated path now passed through rain-drenched bogs, I cheated and followed roads. Half way to Kendal, I stopped at a café for a perfectly nice lunch. It was a wet day, but not a debilitating day. But it gave me some appreciation for Mark Richards's sufferings as described in his humorous and moving account of a novice's introduction to hiking, Father, Son, and the Pennine Way (2016).
The Pennine Way has been described as the oldest official hiking trail -- and one of the toughest -- in England. It runs 268 miles up the spine of England from northern Derbyshire to a point just across the Scottish border.
Mark's hiking background? Unimpressive. His age was 61, and he weighed 232 pounds before he began training. He had walked his dog four miles along the beach. But his youngest son Alex was 17, soon bound for university and, Mark feared, a less close relationship with his father. Therefore, in February, with some trepidation he nervously asked Alex the question:
"Do you want to come for a walk with me?"Fortunately, they were not attempting the entire Pennine Way path. They hiked from Malham in North Yorkshire north to Dufton in Cumbria (historically in Westmorland) (just 3.7 miles from Appleby, where I began my own Westmorland hike). But they were averaging over 16 miles per day. Their last day was their longest, at 23.77 miles. I may have hiked 23 miles in one day, but I can't remember when. By comparison, on my hike through Westmorland in 2017, I was averaging just 12 miles per day, with little elevation gain.
"With Pepper? I'm busy ..."
"No, not with the dog. Further than that. The Pennine Way. 5 days: 80 miles. In the summer holidays." ...
Alex looks at me. He shrugs. "Sure," he says. "Why not?"
Mark makes quite a point of the climbs involved in their hike. The elevation gains don't seem particularly impressive, by American standards, but some of them -- notably their first day climb up Pen y Ghent -- do seem steep. And Mark obviously suffered from a certain amount of acrophobia, as well as a bum knee.
But it wasn't just the daily mileage and the elevation gains that made their hike impressive. Overlying those little difficulties was the fact that -- in August -- it rained constantly every day. And when it wasn't raining, they were wading through thick fog. I recall how demoralizing just one day of hiking in torrential rains was for me in 2017.
The author emphasizes that his book is not a guide to the Pennines (although it contains some interesting information for potential hikers), and is not aimed at experienced hikers. Besides being a travel guide, it is at least as much a love story between a father and his teenaged son. Alex was experienced with hiking as part of England's Duke of Edinburgh awards program, and he often found himself rolling his eyes at his father's blunders. But the mutual affection between the two was obvious. You don't survive in good spirits five days of exhausting hiking, being wet, losing your way, sinking into bogs, and falling to the ground and breaking your fingers -- without killing each other -- in the absence of mutual respect and affection.
I had all the respect in the world for the father -- a newbie who had bit off almost more than he could chew. But I also admired Alex, who maintained his sense of humor throughout -- and who willingly admitted his own mistake the one time he was seriously wrong about directions. Their conversations while hiking were humorous and intelligent. They made great hiking companions. As Mark concludes:
Because he's like me in so many ways, he understood that the walk wasn't just about walking. He understood it was an internal journey for me as much as an external journey; that talking to Custard-and-Ice-Cream, breakfast at Tan Hill and saying 'thank you' as we walked down from High Cup Nick was every bit as important as reaching Dufton.Would he do it again? No, he says.
And he was funny. We kept each other amused. We were pals. He stole my joke, but I'll forgive him that.
It was a one-off. I don't want to spoil the memories. As long as I live I want to keep the image of Alex walking up the hill into Dufton and the setting sun.But two years later, after Alex had completed his A-levels and his first year at the University of Edinburgh, they paired up again for the final portion of the Pennine Way, from Dufton to the Scottish border. Another hundred miles. There's a book, of course. I may have to read it.
April 2, 2021
Father and son
I really enjoyed this book. For a 17 yr old son to agree to walk for 5 days with his dad is a wonder. The walk was part of the Pennine Way and I can imagine how it must have been. I lived in Germany and did lots of Volksmarches but when I did the 65th anniversary Bastogne Historic Walk—ouch!! December 12, 2009. Started out a beautiful morning—had sneakers on—started snowing 15 minutes in, got into an area with mud on each side and a big hunk in uniform and boots came and carried me to dry land. We walked on a very thin patch of land with a drop down to a stream—scary, an open area that the wind was howling. It was 18 miles and at about 15 miles we were sure every hill was the last. So I can absolutely feel every step the dad took plus until the end there was no place to get anything to drink or eat and of course being the first time we took nothing. I am glad they took more walks and can’t wait to read about the other walks—I am feeling exhausted right now!! I highly recommend this book.
I really enjoyed this book. For a 17 yr old son to agree to walk for 5 days with his dad is a wonder. The walk was part of the Pennine Way and I can imagine how it must have been. I lived in Germany and did lots of Volksmarches but when I did the 65th anniversary Bastogne Historic Walk—ouch!! December 12, 2009. Started out a beautiful morning—had sneakers on—started snowing 15 minutes in, got into an area with mud on each side and a big hunk in uniform and boots came and carried me to dry land. We walked on a very thin patch of land with a drop down to a stream—scary, an open area that the wind was howling. It was 18 miles and at about 15 miles we were sure every hill was the last. So I can absolutely feel every step the dad took plus until the end there was no place to get anything to drink or eat and of course being the first time we took nothing. I am glad they took more walks and can’t wait to read about the other walks—I am feeling exhausted right now!! I highly recommend this book.
April 12, 2021
I was looking forward to this book as I have an 18 year old son who is a Freshman in college and will be doing his own thing soon enough. It was a nice story that focused on the Pennine Way which is a trail in Northern England. I am from the US so while much of the geographical information was interesting, it was a little hard to relate because I had never heard of any of these places. It did make me want to visit a few of them. The book is mostly about the details of the trip. I like to learn and get attached to the characters (fiction or nonfiction) and I think the book missed that opportunity in that regard. I didn't feel much emotion for the father/son relationship. There could have been a little more backstory intermingled within the walk. It was an easy read and well written.
July 8, 2021
Easy read and lovely story. I love reading about walks and hikes so this book appealed the minute I read the title. I found the author tries too hard to be funny though. Having said that I know I will read one of his other books about the kerry way
August 4, 2018
Enjoyed this book immensely.
Have read the other two books he has written based on his blogs, about his family, like the fact it is like a friend talking too you,. My only disappointment is he said there would be more books to follow,but on kindle have only seen this one, and what I hope is the first two books, so if I can send a message to Mark please get the other books available on kindle, would love to get to know you and your family more please. A good feel read.
Have read the other two books he has written based on his blogs, about his family, like the fact it is like a friend talking too you,. My only disappointment is he said there would be more books to follow,but on kindle have only seen this one, and what I hope is the first two books, so if I can send a message to Mark please get the other books available on kindle, would love to get to know you and your family more please. A good feel read.
August 15, 2022
Father, Son and the Pennine Way by Mark Richards was such a delight to read. My husband and I took turns reading aloud to each other each night as we traversed and camped on part of the Pacific Coast Trail last month. The author's humility and humor had us rooting for him, and we absolutely fell in love with his sweet son Alex who helped ease the way despite some bumbling along the path. It's not the destination, folks; it's the journey! This book had us hatching a plan to pull our own son into a trek for our next venture along the PCT.
August 18, 2021
This was a fun read. I loved the honesty of the author and the sincerity of his writing. It's easy to relate to. He doesn't take himself too seriously, and doesn't try to appear as more than a normal, mortal father with deep feelings for his son. It feels like you've been invited along for the walk.
August 14, 2021
Funny, interesting and entertaining read
I really like this book because it’s funny, an easy read and keeps you entertained each chapter.
This book will appeal to anyone interested in trying a new challenge, getting fit and walking.
Top marks from me.
I really like this book because it’s funny, an easy read and keeps you entertained each chapter.
This book will appeal to anyone interested in trying a new challenge, getting fit and walking.
Top marks from me.
May 7, 2019
Chuckled away to myself
I came across this book on my kindle and felt the need to purchase it. I am glad I did as it was a joy to read at the end of difficult day at work. It was honest, touching and had me chuckling away to myself in places. It has sparked a wee idea about setting a second challenge to do with my husband and two children. Firstly, I am going to purchase the second book and start reading that!
I came across this book on my kindle and felt the need to purchase it. I am glad I did as it was a joy to read at the end of difficult day at work. It was honest, touching and had me chuckling away to myself in places. It has sparked a wee idea about setting a second challenge to do with my husband and two children. Firstly, I am going to purchase the second book and start reading that!
January 14, 2020
Entertaining, enlightening, educational read!
What an enjoyable book! Initially, it looks like a good primer for those of us who are only familiar with USA trails and want to learn more about long-distance trails in the UK. The surprise bonus is the focus on the relationship between a dad and his son, with a peek into the lives of other family members’ lives. Humorous and inspiring!!
What an enjoyable book! Initially, it looks like a good primer for those of us who are only familiar with USA trails and want to learn more about long-distance trails in the UK. The surprise bonus is the focus on the relationship between a dad and his son, with a peek into the lives of other family members’ lives. Humorous and inspiring!!
January 16, 2020
As a Yorkshire lass living in Africa, I miss Yorkshire humour. This was a tonic and I laughed out loud. It was also about the part of Yorkshire I know and miss.
I wish I had done a walk like that with my daughters before they settled down with husbands and children in far flung parts of the world. The year before university must be the ideal time. I also read the Salt Path about a couple walking along the south coast: not as much fun but both have made me hunt out my boots!
I wish I had done a walk like that with my daughters before they settled down with husbands and children in far flung parts of the world. The year before university must be the ideal time. I also read the Salt Path about a couple walking along the south coast: not as much fun but both have made me hunt out my boots!
January 22, 2020
A cracking read as Gromet would say
Thoroughly enjoyed reading the epic adventure of Father and Son. Lots of HUGE smiles as I was reading it. A very humorous account of a journey in the height of summer (August) but very wet blustery weather. Liked the accounts of the B&B breakfasts.😁
A recommended read for anyone . I decided to read it because of walking some of the areas Mark walked.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading the epic adventure of Father and Son. Lots of HUGE smiles as I was reading it. A very humorous account of a journey in the height of summer (August) but very wet blustery weather. Liked the accounts of the B&B breakfasts.😁
A recommended read for anyone . I decided to read it because of walking some of the areas Mark walked.
May 30, 2020
I really enjoyed this book. It had some great laugh out loud moments in it and I'd recommend it. However I'd read the 25 short stories from the same author first and there is a lot of duplication between the two books which was annoying. I would have given this book 4* for the laugh out loud bits and the interaction between him and his son but gave it my default of 3.
No 1 star review from me, not even if I lived in Horton.
No 1 star review from me, not even if I lived in Horton.
August 4, 2018
Well written and entertaining account of a 5 day section of the Pennine Way undertaken by a dad and his incredibly patient son. Some real 'laugh out loud' moments, that you'll really appreciate if you are a walker and/or you know the area. Also quite poignant in parts.
Interesting, entertaining and an easy read.
Interesting, entertaining and an easy read.
March 18, 2019
A lovely read
I’ve done the Pennine Way. I did it all. It rained every day except one. I did it in July. I carried everything I needed on my back. I started reading this thinking I wouldn’t finish it as, as he stated he’s not ( sorry, he wasn’t) a ‘proper walker’. But I loved it - the highs, the lows, the sheer honesty. I can definitely recommend this book. Enjoy
I’ve done the Pennine Way. I did it all. It rained every day except one. I did it in July. I carried everything I needed on my back. I started reading this thinking I wouldn’t finish it as, as he stated he’s not ( sorry, he wasn’t) a ‘proper walker’. But I loved it - the highs, the lows, the sheer honesty. I can definitely recommend this book. Enjoy
December 8, 2019
Out for a walk
Writer takes us along with his son and himself on a journey of their walk along the pennine way. Following the well trodden path, encountering what the weather could chuck at them along the way.
Our hero's encounter various locals and other waters along the way. We are told of encounters they have had
Writer takes us along with his son and himself on a journey of their walk along the pennine way. Following the well trodden path, encountering what the weather could chuck at them along the way.
Our hero's encounter various locals and other waters along the way. We are told of encounters they have had
December 27, 2019
A short but fun read. As a "aged" walker myself I can empathise re the struggle with the weight loss but I think being an old boy scout made me a little more prepared for the times (in the past) when I did the long distance paths.
I notice there are a couple of more books in the same vein by this author and they might make their way onto my kindle as the humour and writing was good.
I notice there are a couple of more books in the same vein by this author and they might make their way onto my kindle as the humour and writing was good.
June 22, 2020
A fantastic read! I stumbled across this book when I was looking for one on Hadrian's Wall - maybe there is a jaunt along that walk in Mark and Alex's future?
A very honest read, even down to the lack of preparation and the cringe worthy accidents that happen to us all but very few are brave enough to write a book about it. :)
I'm looking forward to the next 1.
A very honest read, even down to the lack of preparation and the cringe worthy accidents that happen to us all but very few are brave enough to write a book about it. :)
I'm looking forward to the next 1.
June 19, 2021
Excellent father son journey
My girlfriend downloaded this book for me on Kindle as she has heard me talking about doing the Pennine way with our son. It has always been one of ambitions and this book and just re-enforced that.
I am about the start the other books in the series. Very enjoyable and highly recommend.
Thanks Mark for showing me that this can be done!
My girlfriend downloaded this book for me on Kindle as she has heard me talking about doing the Pennine way with our son. It has always been one of ambitions and this book and just re-enforced that.
I am about the start the other books in the series. Very enjoyable and highly recommend.
Thanks Mark for showing me that this can be done!
February 6, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed this book at times laughing so much I nearly cried and at other times feeling for the author every step of the way. I recommend this book to anybody who isn’t a serious walker and is thinking of taking on a lengthy walk - it is a must read before you set out!
September 16, 2018
Engaging and enjoyable read.
Dads will read wistfully, wondering if they could the same. Wives will read wistfully, thinking how could he still be so stupid? Sons will probably be on their phones, but may look up 'Wistful' on Google. All should enjoy. PS Kudos to Alex.
Dads will read wistfully, wondering if they could the same. Wives will read wistfully, thinking how could he still be so stupid? Sons will probably be on their phones, but may look up 'Wistful' on Google. All should enjoy. PS Kudos to Alex.
November 14, 2018
Really enjoyable..
Really enjoyed this. Some moments made me laugh, some touching honest moments. A father just wanting those làst few moments with his son It's certainly worth a read.
Really enjoyed this. Some moments made me laugh, some touching honest moments. A father just wanting those làst few moments with his son It's certainly worth a read.
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