Relevant books carried on a walk

[Jac]

Prompted by Astaman's post http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=37080.msg527030#new I wondered who else carries books relevant to their current walk.


I took RL Stevenson's Travels with a Donkey on the RLS trail and Mark Wallington's 500 mile Walkies when on the SWCP.

[Rather be walking]

I've had 'Pennine Way walkies' by Mark Wallington when I walked the PW.

Jon.

[jimbob]

I carried a selection of books on the Camino Frances,  most useful being the Brierley guide. Mainly so that I knew where not to stop at variance with his guide as those Albergues are almost guaranteed to fill up. But I had some town guides as well.

All were on Kindle app.

When finished them, I deleted them to save weight😂😂😂😂🤗😉

[gunwharfman]

Snap, I too took Travels with a Donkey when I hiked that route. To be accurate, I don't carry books or maps these days, they are ALL on my phone.

[Islandplodder]

Another one for Travels with a donkey.  I hadn't read it since I was quite young, and had forgotten how funny it was.
I read a book about Rob Roy I found in Crianlarich Youth Hostel while I was doing bits of the West Highland Way.
I kept "One man and his bog" til I was safely back from the Pennine Way though.

[RogerA]

All were on Kindle app.

When finished them, I deleted them to save weight

[Jac]

I kept "One man and his bog" til I was safely back from the Pennine Way though.

  I re-read One man and his Bog just yesterday! while nursing a strained back. I'd had forgotten how funny that is too but confirmed my decision not to do the Pennine Way; The Great Cheviot summit in foul weather was enough peat gunge for me.

I've had 'Pennine Way walkies' by Mark Wallington when I walked the PW.
Jon.

Didn't know he wrote one about the PW though I did have his  Boogie up the River when rowing the Thames and camping on the skiffs.

[Jac]

  sorry double posted
 

[tonyk]

  I re-read One man and his Bog just yesterday! while nursing a strained back. I'd had forgotten how funny that is too but confirmed my decision not to do the Pennine Way; The Great Cheviot summit in foul weather was enough peat gunge for me.

One man and his Bog was written in 1986,a few years before the paving was put down.In 1989 I met Dutch guy on the PW who had purchased it at a railway station thinking it was a guide book to the route!