Here's your muppet of a blogger embarking on another local 'collecting' obsession. It started a few years ago with Wainwright-bagging in the Lakes (I might get this one completed during 2023 - I've got 49 of the 214 fells left to do); I then thought I'd walk the entire North-East coast from Staithes to the Scottish Border in stages (two days of walking left here, I reckon) ... and now it's time to call in at all the surviving trig points for the county of Northumberland.
It all came about as the result of a gift. Knowing of my addictive personality for this sort of thing, my son, Matthew, bought me this for Christmas:
... so I thought: why not? Not being a driver, though, I shall be dragging my wife, Angie, along with me over the next few years in an attempt to complete the set before I become too unfit (or die). Needless to say, my good wife will be my official photographer.
I've already been to a few of the landmarks in question over the last 30/40/50 years, but I shall probably do them all again just for the fun of it. The picture at the top of this post is the climax of 'bagging' trip No.1, being that officially known as 'Brunton Bridge Farm' trig-point on Brunton Lane, Kingston Park. It's a tricky little customer to find, being buried in a hedge and up against a garden fence on the busy roadside. Only 164 to go then.
Pointless, I know, but it gets me out the house. I would be interested to know if anyone out there has embarked on the same, or similar, long-term expedition.
P.S. Don't worry, I shall not be boring you all with an account of each and every trip. But I'll keep you abreast of my progress from time to time. Yawn.
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