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How to make your dreams come true
Hey everyone! Did you hear the news? I'm writing a book on how you can make your dreams come true by following the method I used last...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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A day of veterans
The Veterans’ Hub in Wyke Regis was started by Andy, a veteran himself, as a weekly meet-up for a coffee and a chat. But as he heard...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Feb 17, 20214 min read
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A rocky day around the Isle of Portland
How do you walk for 14 miles with large blisters on the soles of both of your feet, without making them worse? A sensible response would...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Feb 8, 20214 min read
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On my own
I clung on to my husband Mike as we stood in the car park at Lulworth. He joked that it was because he was so warm, but it was far more...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Feb 3, 20214 min read
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Across the ranges
The view back across the ranges I had carefully planned the first few days of this walk so that I knew that I would be setting off on the...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jan 17, 20214 min read
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Kimmeridge Bay Marine Nature Reserve
Walking towards Kimmeridge Bay, I was looking out for the Clavell Tower, an elegant landmark standing on the cliffs. When it came into...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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Plastic food, anyone?
All around the South West Coast Path, I saw signs of the plastic pollution in our seas and on our beaches. Plastic lasts for hundreds of...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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Steep steps and high emotion
Despite all of my training, my knees were wobbling like a plate of blancmange. After a gentle start to the South West Coast Path, coming...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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How am I going to survive the cold?
The first few days of my South West Coast Path adventure were a bit of a shock. After a long, hot summer, I re-discovered what it felt...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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Festive Season Wave Therapy
If, like us, you have had to cancel a visit to the coast this festive season, or if you just fancy a bit of wave therapy, this is for you.
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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Hiking hints & tips - practice
Walking the 630-mile-long South West Coast Path continuously in 52 days taught me a lot about hiking and camping. Some of this knowledge...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 16, 20204 min read
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Seaweed - the source of oxygen and many fine jokes
Walking the South West Coast Path, I was embarrassed when I realised how little I knew about seaweed, so I’ve done a bit of research and...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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The adventure begins
Until I actually saw the sea, I wasn’t entirely convinced that my South West Coast Path adventure would happen. I had planned, trained...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey in 'Marine Conservation' magazine
One day as I was walking along the north coast of Devon, I was chatting to some other walkers about seals. I explained that I was raising...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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Adventure on the South West Coast Path
It was only 8pm, but already totally dark. I was camping on my own, and the temperature was dropping rapidly. Johnny had offered me...
Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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