Plenty of local walking this year. The plus side of this is that, combined with my change from boots to shoes, my Achilles tendon problem is slowly (oh so slowly) easing up and I've found a way of managing it out in the field, so to speak.
I am still eternally grateful to the lady from the WI for continuing to let me use her caravan up in the Lakes for some much needed escapes from reality.
The WI walking group is shaping up nicely and we enjoyed our first weekend away this year.
I've bought a tent to (hopefully) get away for a few cheap weekends when the weather's good.
I've set myself a personal goal of walking 365 miles (a mile a day for a year).
All in all, a good year's walking.
East Yorkshire: North Newbald (3.5 miles)
Friday, 22nd December 2017
We got a lunchtime flier at work so I took the opportunity to get out for a walk in the countryside. I chose a low Wolds walk as I won't get much chance to do anything other than local walks between now and the New Year.
Sadly, the traffic meant I got to the start much later than I wanted to so I had to cut the walk short, a decision which was confirmed to be the right one when I got on the tops and the fog was turning into a pea-souper.
Nevertheless, it was great to get out in the fresh air and daylight.
A couple of pics:
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| Looking across to the foggy higher ground |
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| Signpost OCD |
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| Final view of a wind turbine before it disappeared into the murk! |
Only another 42 miles to go to complete my Mile A Day For A Year Challenge. A bit of a sprint finish me thinks at 4.5 miles a day between now and 31st December !!!
Thanks for looking 😊
East Yorkshire: Kelsey Gardens (4.8 miles)
Saturday, 16th December 2017
With the forecast looking awful for Sunday, I decided to sack off household chores in favour of a walk in the cold, crisp winter sunshine today.
Some pictures:
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| Lovely crisp, cold winter day |
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| I'm heading there later for a cuppa |
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| Keyingham Drain looking rather full |
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| Mmmm, mud and frozen puddles |
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| Keyingham Church |
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| Big views across the fields from the old rail track |
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| Frosty foliage! |
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| Cloud bank incoming! |
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| Arty-farty pic |
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| Permissive path to Kelsey Gardens South Lake |
A lovely walk. Felt like I was out ages but it was only a couple of hours.
Thanks for looking 😊
East Yorkshire: Paull inland circuit (4 miles)
Sunday, 3rd December 2017
I did a couple of new walks today. The first one was an "inland circuit" at Paull:
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| The view for most of my walk - following the newly dredged drain |
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| Saltend's cooling towers - prominent on the landscape around here |
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| Field access bridge |
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| The cooling towers much further away now |
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| Paull Holme tower being renovated/restored |
East Yorkshire: Preston to Hedon (4 miles)
Saturday, 2nd December 2017
Our WI Walking Group's monthly walk. This month we did the Preston to Hedon loop, stopping off at The Chatty Couch for the mandatory cuppa and cake.
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| Setting off along Nun's Walk in Preston |
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| Inquisitive Alpacas (or are they Llamas?) |
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| Big skies across the fields towards Preston |
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| Heading towards Hedon |
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| A random seat in the middle of nowhere! |
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| A VERY muddy field! |
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