There is something that appeals in the pure simplicity of the wandering of a modern day troubadour...the daily walk along an unfamiliar path, absorbing sights and sounds and experiences before earning your keep performing your poetry to an audience. Hoping they will part with a few pounds to fund the next part of your journey.
Simon Armitage writes with an eye for the unexpected, his descriptive narrative of the South West Coastal Path is beautiful, evocative and never repetitious. Highly enjoyable, and a cut above other books that all too often become a simple 'I walked here, I saw this, I did that'. Armitage conveys weather, place, people and perspnal experience so well. A wonderful book.