Field Notes

Occasional notes on walking, maps and small towns.

Reading old survey maps

Old survey sheets reward slow reading. Field boundaries, abandoned tracks and forgotten wells still show up decades later if you know where to look.

A week along the dikes

Flat country is never boring on foot. The wind decides your pace, and every village has a church tower to aim for.

Why I carry paper

Batteries run out, signal drops. A folded sheet and a pencil have never failed me yet.