Snail's Pace Walking Blog: December 2018

2018 Summary

So that was 2018! Lots of little walks and lots of short breaks away.

As far as my goals and plans for this year go, I didn’t do too bad really and completed my two main objectives.

I completed my Challenge 365 Mile A Day For A Year goal, rocking in at a final mileage of 365.12!

My County Bagging Project is well under way and I bagged Rutland this year.

My Achilles tendon is feeling much better, I think because I’ve not overdone it. It’ll never be 100% right but I seem to have found a work-around with wearing walking shoes instead of boots and keeping the miles lower and slower in each walk.

East Yorkshire: Paull (2.5 miles)

Monday, 31st December 2018

My final walk of the year.

We got a flier from work at lunchtime (I hoped we would) so I went to Paull straight from work and did my utmost to extend the walk as best I could, knowing my "normal" route is about 2 or 2.5 miles.

Anyway, despite the biting wind, it was a lovely way to round off the year.

An empy cargo ship heading out to sea

Looking towards the ferry terminal and the wind turbine factory

Looking towards Immingham Docks

The sidings and moat of Fort Paull Battery

As I reached my car I took a sneak-peek at my mileage - I was half a mile short! So I trotted off up the flood embankment towards Saltend to make my 365th mile a little more interesting than a quick dash round the block in the dark later.

These were my views for that last half a mile:

Old boats at the ship yard

Saltend Chemical Works

Saltend Jetties

I'm really chuffed to bits at completing my challenge this year and I found the last few days of 4 miles a day to catch up quite easy. Better still, my achilles tendon doesn't seem to be suffering any ill effects and, indeed, if I'd had the time/daylight, I'd have happily walked further.

I did enjoy my cuppa and chocolate when I got in though!

Thanks for looking 😊

WI Walk: Brandesburton

Saturday, 29th December 2018

It was our Group's final walk of the year. A walk to waddle off the turkey and mince pies so we did the easy walk around Brandesburton. I would normally have reserved this for a much more muddy day but the sun was shining and you get some lovely Big Sky views across the open fields.

Some pics:

Heading along Plantation Cottages (track)

Wonderful blustery blue skies

Carole being stalked by Shadow Monsters!

Somebody doesn't know their grammar!

Looking across the golf course

A lovely 4 mile walk in the blustery sunshine followed by a scone and cuppa in Skirlaugh Garden Centre.

It was great to get out in the daylight too.

Thanks Mo for another Smashing Stroll.

ViewRanger Track

Thanks for looking 😊

Hull: Oak Road Playing Fields (2 miles)

Tuesday, 11th December 2018

What with one thing and another over the past 4 weeks I've not had much chance to get out for a "walk". Granted, I've done lots of to and from the shops type walks, after work, in the dark, but nowt, literally, worth writing about.

But today, today I booked an appointment with myself to go out and "do" a walk at lunchtime.

The sun was shining and the air was crisp and even though I would be inhaling exhaust fumes for the first part of the walk, I knew it wouldn't be long before I reached the small green space I know as "Jubby's Lake".