Time to catch up and start afresh (is that a word?...Oh according to google it is)

I did my ski season, had a great time and wanted to carry on with the theme over the summer. However the real world (spits) took a bite out of me so I had to look to getting a boring job to tide me over.

So that I could carry on with the feeling of not been in the rat race I decided to have at least one walk a week on a hill or mountain. Just to let you know the difference is anything over 600 metres.
I'm a few weeks in and have only just thought of  putting my rambling rants down on the net for all to see. I enjoyed doing the ski rants and I hope these go down as well (with slightly less punter jokes).

I've not been working full time up to now just the odd days, However I'm due to start a (can I say it?) a regular job (oh how that sticks in my throat) on Monday so my walking will now be at weekends which I have tried to avoid because of the tourist/punter walkers (hurra I got a reference to them in).
 
Due to the flaky job market I've set a cost limit of £15/day which turns out to be a good limit. It usually breaks down as around £10 fuel and £3/£5 car parking. I have not included food in this as I would be eating anyways, I take sandwiches and coffee. I do allow an added extra of a pint if I deserve it, funny enough I do most of the time.
This means that I'm doing the Peak District which is such a big bonus been so close. A hour's drive and I'm covering most of it. Once I'm more settled in regular work I will be taking weekends away to cover Wales and the Lakes. I think I will need to.

I do have alot of expereince of walking the mountains/hills/moors. A lot of that time with 80lb of kit on my back and been on the look out for people wanting to punch me in the head. Nowadays it's a much lighter load, still got to keep a look out for the aforementioned people (me abrasive?)
I also did do a few last summer but did not record them, thanks to my few walking partners.

I enjoy solo walking a lot, It lets me go at my own pace, the solitude and to deviate off the route to look at interesting thing or to adjust the route as I see fit.
However there is a lot to say about doing it with company as well, general chat and another perspective on how steep/rainy it really is. So there will be a few special guest appearing over the season.     

The next two posts are catch up as they were done before I started to log'em. I'm also one walk down as I did not do one last week. Yes I'm subject to procrastination which I will cover at a later date. I'm hoping to do my catch up walk on Sunday.