"There are 140,000 miles of footpaths and public rights of way in Britain, many dating back to medieval times—nowhere else in the world can you walk in literally any direction over private land. At fifty-four, John Cherrington, a less-than-active solicitor from BC’s Fraser Valley, wanted a challenge; his companion Karl, 20 years older, wanted to prove he was still tough enough to complete a long-distance walk. So the pair set to walk the historic MacMillan Way, a 300-mile-romp that took them from the fenlands by the North Sea, on through the enchanting, honey-coloured Cotswolds, into Somerset with its legendary Castle Camelot, finally to emerge at Chesil Beach on the English Channel. With nothing but backpacks and walking sticks, John and Karl stride into the verdant countryside, alive with hawthorn and honeysuckle blooming down green lanes, the singing and swooping of swallows, larks and wood pigeons coursing through the fields and woods. They cannot walk two miles without stumbling into some cultural or historical artifact, landmark or memorial. Alas, blisters, bulls, and English rain are also part of the joie de vivre of long-distance walking."-- Publisher.