Walking while reading - and reading while walking - Chapter 6 Part 2 ends here - includes lots about gardens in 17th - 18th century

How a member of Blarney Toastmasters Club had difficulty with his education & found help from an unexpected source

Reading Chapter 6 second half - Starting to walk for pleasure

After 12 minutes we met a man with his pup - he told stories, including the day he shot a badger in self-defence

Recent conversations with (1) Fu-ran in Japan (2) Jeremiah Craig in Seattle & (3) Andrew Lowe in New Jersey USA. This is to celebrate the wonder of it all

It's very easy to go to a Toastmasters meeting. There is probably a Toastmasters Club near you. Anyone over18 is welcome. There is no need to be invited. Every club loves to have guests & visitors. It's a pleasant & easy way to learn leadership & communications skills. This adventure gives you a taste of the Toastmasters podcast "Irish Talkers"

Continuing to read Rebecca Solnit's wanderful history of walking (Chapter 6 starts here) - all about the first people to walk across countryside for the pleasure of walking there

Reading the end of chapter 5 of "The history of Walking"

Continuing the adventure which began in Cork - this happened in Dublin Airport - on Flybe to Cardiff - in Swansea - and The Mumbles

Catching the 09:25 train from Cork to Swansea via Dublin city centre & Airport. Boycotting the Pope.