That’s me just got the frosty badge on Garmin Connect. Which I got, while walking Cooper, this evening around the village.
I will be podcasting again soon!
In the next number of days, I will start podcasting again! The goal, is trying to do at least 2 or 3 a month!
I use to podcast, all the time back in the day. Way before, it became a big thing!
Want to check out my past, padcast’s then head over to www.gordon-valentine.com/podcast/
P.S. Yes, I do really need to update that photo! And what is that hair all about?!?!?
All the railway stations with Gordon in it’s name
Just come up with a new idea, of something else I would like to this do this year! And that’s to visit every railway station in UK with my name in it! Luckily they are only two of them!
Since it’s my 40th year on planet earth, want to make it an extra good year!
- Gordon Hill
- Invergordon
Gordon Hill, is in London and Invergordon is in Scotland. So should, not be overly hard to do!
Need to start posting photos soon!
Poll: Which canal to cycle/walk next?
I’ve still got a long way till, the end of the Grand Union Canal. But I am already thinking, which canal should I take on next!
So far I’ve done:-
- Chesterfield Canal
- Crinan Canal
- Grantham Canal
- Northampton Arm (Grand Union Canal)
- Nottingham & Beeston Canal
- Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal)
- Regent’s Canal
- Slough Arm (Grand Union Canal)
So which of these, ones do you think, I should take on next?
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? UK TV programmes to watch this week : 19/01/2019
Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 20th January 2019)
Drama about a group of midwives in 1960s London. Lucille helps elderly hoarder Clarice Millgrove who is struggling to keep her independence. Sister Hilda and the team work hard to help a Ghanaian family with an undiagnosed illness.
Fish Town (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | Monday 21st January 2019)
Series about the UK’s biggest fishing port, Peterhead in north east Scotland. The programme follows an arduous fishing trip off the Shetland Isles, an inspection aboard a pair trawler in the North Sea by the Norwegian coastguard, and the processing and packaging of fish that will be shipped to customers across the UK and Europe.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 21st January 2019)
During a heatwave in Brighton, the Lyell team are summoned to a waste dump where a body part has been found. The search is on to recover the other dismembered remains and piece together the victim’s body, which is covered in unusual tattoos. Meanwhile, Nikki is desperate to contact Matt but must wait until he visits from Washington.
Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 21st January 2019)
Chris Tarrant embarks on a journey across Ukraine, where he travels on the most bizarre rail vehicle he has ever encountered. In Kiev, he learns about the forced famine of the 1930s, meets a soldier from the ongoing civil war and visits the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history at Chernobyl.
(Subtitles, Series 4, Episode 3)
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 22nd January 2019)
With the remains of a second victim appearing in a Brighton recycling plant, it seems the Lyell team are on the trail of a serial killer. Working closely with local detectives DI Taramelli and DS Quicke, they must painstakingly piece together the evidence and unearth the connections between a diverse range of suspects.
Wild Shetland – Scotland’s Viking Frontier (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | Wednesday 23rd January 2019)
Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland – the remote islands at the northerly limits of Britain – and traces the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to high summer as the animals on the islands battle for survival.
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 24th January 2019)
Jack and the team are mystified when the TV presenter of a holiday programme is found drowned. The spotlight falls on the crew.
Celebrity 5 Go Camping (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 25th January 2019)
Heading to the Isle of Wight for ghost stories and glamping, the five first get stuck into prepping dinner. After a night of terrifying tales, the gang take in the unsettling Carisbrooke Castle, as well as a supposedly haunted pub and the seriously spooky Botanic Gardens.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.
Give a follow on Instagram
Just to remind every one, I am on Instagram. Right now, I only have 1,504 followers! Let’s see, if we up that number! Check me out at www.instagram.com/gordonval/.
#TenYearsChallenge
Since everyone else is doing the #TenYearsChallenge. It’s about time, that I joined in!
First photo is from 2009, while doing the End to End cycle. Second is from 2019, while walking up Ben A’an.
Middle of January 2019 most popular photos
Now done 5% of #walk1000miles – 2019
That’s me now done 5% of #walk1000miles. So 51.8 miles done and only 948.2 miles left to go!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine