How to ramble right...

Top tips from Southern Rambles (1931) by S.P.B. Mais. #1 BEHAVIOUR

“You are not a locust. Leave the countryside at least as beautiful as you found it.”

#2 WEATHER

“The official weather forecast is seldom correct. The unofficial weather forecast of the postman or farmer is equally unreliable. The English weather defies all prophecy.”

#3 RIGHTS OF WAY

“When an obvious footpath has been obstructed with barbed wire it is both your duty and pleasure to climb over it and proceed on your rightful way.”

#4 FIRST AID

“Always carry iodine or iodex ointment”

#5 DRINK

“For the midday halt, half a pint of ‘old’ mingled with a stone ginger beer is the most satisfying drink I know. When the walk is over there is nothing comparable with tea.”