The only planning I really felt the need to do for this trip was how to travel to the start in Winchester and then how to get home from Eastbourne after I’d finished. Originally, I thought 100 miles - over 5 days - 20 miles a day sounded like a decent challenge and definitely doable… I just didn’t account for the relentless hills and apocalyptic weather which dramatically altered my plans! With a dear friend and YesTriber leaving England the following weekend I decided to start on a Sunday and aim to finish by the next Saturday morning. Timing was opportunistic as Dave was heading off for two weeks for his first job since the start of lockdown and my diary was flexible, and it just so happened that the weather also looked super sunny with temperatures in the 30’s for the whole week. There never seemed to be the ‘right time’ (or so I told myself) but since Covid-19 halted all my work projects, I started thinking that maybe now is the time.Ĭhoosing the route was easy - I grew up in Hampshire and The YesBus has been based within shouting distance of the South Downs National Park for three years so I thought, Boom! I’ve always been curious about the path and it made sense for my first solo trip walking and camping alone, that I do it in an area not too far from ‘home’ and where I knew there were people based not too far away if I got myself into any bother. I have travelled and worked all over the world, often leading teenage groups or groups of runners or trekkers to developing countries to explore new cultures and raise awareness for global issues… yet for all of my travels, I have never really done a solo adventure. My lovely and wildly adventurous hubby started SayYesMore and The YesTribe and now I help him run them. My name is Emms Cornthwaite, I am ‘Mrs Yes’. The rapids were loud, it rained and there was a warning for a thunderstorm. I camped next to the river and on my first night I couldn’t sleep. My main motivation was ”I’m too tired to drive back!” When I got there, it was gloomy but I didn't let that put me off. The 2-hour drive from Dorset to Dartmoor took me 3 hours as I avoided the motorway and enjoyed the countryside more.
So the day came that I finally said Yes to go camping in the wild.
Also, I watched a lot of youtube videos of wild camping in Dartmoor just to give me an idea of what I was getting myself into. It took me a month of planning and research of where to camp and what equipment to use (mine are not expensive as I wanted to try it out in the wild first and then decide what equipment is really suitable for my needs). I came across Dave Cornthwaite’s page and that's where I found The YesTribe that inspired me to go for my first solo wild camping in Dartmoor. My name is Eden, I’m originally from the Philippines and moved to the UK 4 years ago.
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