{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheoutdoorsstation.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F1c8512e8-1c8512e8","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"No 444 - News Roundup","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/229507/22950763-0a09-42b6-9c33-d552f57208a4/6a973c42-280c-4f55-8ed3-04132e3c1904/1520338450artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/6a973c42-280c-4f55-8ed3-04132e3c1904\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"No 444 - News Roundup\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"It’s been a busy month or two at The Outdoors Station and backpackinglight.co.uk towers. Our plans for some more remote hikes were scuppered by the urgent installation of a water treatment system as the other failed on Christmas day. However as most folks will know I took off and did the Two Moors Way and Rose tackled the Cotswold Way over a period of 3 weekends, so although it wasn’t the Isle of Skye as we hoped, as least we have stretched our legs. The next mini adventure is a trip to the south of France, by car, but using the rather unique Homecamper.com service, which invites campers, backpackers, cyclists and campervans into their garden for a modest sum. Here's the latest update and welcoming everyone who has joined our newsletter.\n\n"}