Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Due to the lockdown we decided to walk from our front door again. Thanks to the success of our first quiz, we decided to tempt you to have a go at another one. Apologies again to our readers from outside of our local town but, we … Continue reading Runcorn Quiz 2 – Do you know our town?
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. A few days ago, we posted a quiz about Runcorn, our local town. It generated a lot of interest but, we appreciate that our readers from out of town would not be able to join in. Sorry! Anyway, thank you to everyone who read it and … Continue reading Runcorn – Do you know the town – Answers
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Due to the lockdown we decided to walk from our front door again. This time we chose to not tell you where we walked. I suppose that this sounds a bit strange but, we thought that we would mix things up a little. If you know … Continue reading Runcorn – Do you know the town?
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Humans are in lockdown again, due to the nasty virus thingy. This means that we have to stay local and exercise daily from home. My human says that it is becoming difficult to think of different areas and themes for our walks. So, if anyone has … Continue reading Halton Castle
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Our local area is in Tier 2 of virus restrictions but, adjacent areas are in Tier 3 so, we are staying local. We have just completed a walk around the locations in Runcorn that my human used to visit in his childhood. He decided to follow … Continue reading Runcorn – Teenage recollections
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Sorry that we have not written much lately. It’s mainly due to the horrible virus thingy that is restricting you humans from travelling. Also, Hopalong is still waiting for his knee operation. So, we are walking locally and only for short distances. The big feller had … Continue reading Runcorn – Childhood recollections
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way before I tell you about one of our latest walks. The big feller has had the result of his MRI scan on his knee. Apparently, he has a torn meniscus and a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The … Continue reading Another Runcorn Ghost Walk
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Just over a month ago me and my human dad wrote a blog about a walk we did around Runcorn’s Blue Plaques. The plaques commemorate people, industries and buildings that have significance in our town. A new leaflet has just been printed by Stuart Allen, updating … Continue reading More Runcorn Blue Plaques
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. November 2020 and the humans are in Lockdown again. My human is waiting for the result of his MRI scan on his knee. Now he is saying no hills, no long walks and no travelling. I’m going to have to start taking myself for a walk … Continue reading Daresbury Listed
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