Five Hundred Mile Walkies: One Man and a Dog Versus the South-west Peninsular Path

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I have found it an amusing read thanks to mark’s way of telling his adventure from Cornwall up to the Thames . Having visited Cornwall last year, I looked forward to this revisit, but I'm afraid I tired off it gradually. Mile Walkies, Mark Wallington, First published by Hutchinson 1986, my edition published by Arrow 1987.

I really enjoyed this book I didn't realise you had 12 layers of skin on your nose I bet that was really sore. Nevertheless, it is a very entertaining read, and probably the book I have read more often than any other. Boogie - flatulent, streetwise yet still lovable; Mark Wallington -the natural successor to Jerome K Jerome.

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.

Not only does Mark Wallington's writing just reflect the mentality of every dog owner he gives such a rich characterisation to Boogie the dog that makes him just as relateable.An account likely to be more emotive if that is what you seek, but which I haven’t yet read, is ‘The Salt Path’, about a couple made homeless and with the husband suffering from cancer, who choose to walk it to try and get the most out of life. Boogie up the River' is about travelling the length of the Thames, from London up-river to its source. It’s more about mark than boogie , that’s the only disappointing part about this book, I would like to have got my idea of the character of the dog.