[Saturday 10th December 2022]
Chie was on the mend but not yet 100% so I took Erika to her Japanese school in the morning instead, and stood in for the duties Chie had been volunteered for (helping out with a sale of old books). After school finished, Erika and I went for lunch nearby and a bit of clothes shopping. Later on in the day I had a walk to the heath around sunset.
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[Friday 9th December 2022]
Chie was just about well enough to get out of bed for a bit finally today, so I took the opportunity to rewards myself for my very hard work with a very quick visit to the Pineapple.
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[Thursday 8th December 2022]
To top off a rather grueling week (Chie had flu or something so I was taking care of her while doing absolutely everything around the house in addition to my full time job) the dishwasher broke. In the evening I tried to lift my spirits by sabraging a bottle of ESW with a soup ladle, and Erika had a sudden craving for dragon fruit.
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[Saturday 3rd December 2022]
Attempted another wild camp this evening, but ended up giving up and going home as I ran out of things to do by about 7:30pm, wasn't particularly tired, and felt a bit daunted by the many dark hours which lay ahead!
[Friday 2nd December 2022]
Received a compression sack for my new sleeping bag / quilt today. In the evening Erika decorated our Christmas tree.
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[Wednesday 30th November 2022]
Went to see Erika's school play this evening, it was about the vikings, the topic her class has been studying this term.
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[Monday 28th November 2022]
Realised I hadn't even opened the bivvy bag I received with my new quilt last week, so tried those out together this afternoon.
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[Sunday 27th November 2022]
I was surprised to discover this morning that out old favourite dim sum haunt Joy King Lau had reopened, albeit under new management, with a different menu. So with a little apprehension we decided to go and try it out for lunch today.
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[Saturday 26th November 2022]
There was a train strike so I couldn't get a train back to London from Tring. Instead I got the bus from the foot of Ivinghoe Beacon to Dunstanble, and from there the Guided Busway to Luton, where trains still seemed to be running more or less as usual.
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[Friday 25th November 2022]
My new sleeping quilt (like a sleeping bag, but more open) arrived this morning, and I took it out for a trial run with a wild camp near Ivinghoe Beacon this evening.
[Saturday 19th November 2022]
Getting Erika to go to Japanese school on Saturday morning is always a bit of a struggle, but today after quite a tiring week and a late night the night before (not Erika's fault I should add) Erika really dug her heels in on the issue.Consequently she and Chie had a bit of a falling out this morning. So Erika didn't go to Japanese school, and instead she and I spent the morning / early afternoon baking a cake to try and cheer Chie up. Later on Erika and I went for a walk to the heath together to catch the sunset.
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[Thursday 17th November 2022]
I took Erika to gymnastics again this evening - this time in the car, and afterwards we once again headed down into Camden to pick up dinner. Erika chose Chinese food from "Vegan Planet".
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[Sunday 13th November 2022]
Up early, and a lovely misty walk in the morning back to Petersfield, then train back to London from there. The girls went out for a bit later on in the afternoon so I went for a stroll to the heath.
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[Saturday 12th November 2022]
Got the train down to Petersfield for a walk in that area - starting with a pub lunch at the beautiful Harrow Inn, and then up onto the South Downs somewhere around Harting for a wander and eventually a wild camp in my new tent.
[Friday 11th November 2022]
Received a new light attachment for my GoPro today. In the evening went down to Borough to meet the usual suspects.
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[Thursday 10th November 2022]
Went for lunch at the Pineapple with Chie. In the evening I took Erika to her gymnastics class, after which we headed down into Camden to pick up bubble tea and vegan fried chicken.
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[Wednesday 9th November 2022]
Approached Hampstead Heath from the Hampstead side for a change (wanted to go to the wine shop in Hampstead first).
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[Tuesday 8th November 2022]
After the absolute wash-out at the weekend attempting to sleep under a tarp, I had decided I should probably have a tent instead for those sort of weather conditions. It arrived today.
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[Sunday 6th November 2022]
After a particularly wild camp (constant rain and wind) on a hilltop I got up early and walked back to Hassocks, then got the train back to London. Quiet day at home for the rest of the day.
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[Saturday 5th November 2022]
I decided, perhaps ill advisedly, to head down to the South Downs and do a rainy walk from Hassocks to Lewes, where I caught a bit of the Bonfire Night celebrations there, before heading back up into the hills for a very windy / rainy wild camp.
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