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I went for a longish walk through the Chilterns last weekend, which was the first time I’d been there in quite a while. It was incredibly cold but was worth it because the sky was so clear and blue.

I walked from the train station in Princes Risborough to the station in Henley. Two good endpoints but the route I chose between them wasn’t particularly good. I followed the Ridgeway national trail for that long straight section, but unfortunately it was a bit boring as it was just a sunken track at the base of the hills with little scenery. I wasn’t totally sure if I’d done this section before, but at least now I can say I have…

It would have been a rather ordinary adventure except for one very important innovation: I’m currently trialling Huel as a food source for my expeditions. Huel is a nutritionally complete meal replacement drink that comes in powdered form. You just add water, shake in this beaker, down as quickly as possible, and then continue exploring.

The taste isn’t great, but that’s not the point. It means I don’t have to faff with making or buying sandwiches and I can easily carry several meals worth of Huel powder. I haven’t suffered any ill effects yet so all very promising!

I figured I’d be practising my nighttime navigation skills again but it got darker even earlier than I expected. So I had about an hour and half stumbling around with my head torch on. Did make me feel like a real explorer though!