On Sunday 17th May Helen and I did a charity walk. There were 3 options of walk available to choose from, each of them the same cost to enter. A 5 mile, a 7.5 mile and 10.2 mile version. Naturally the martial artist in me made me choose the hardest one available.
Helen was happy to do the long walk, we had nothing else planned that day and so it gave us another opportunity to spend some time together with next to no cost, which follows our theme of Cheap Days Out.
Below is the route we took. Those familiar with the area will recognise where it took place and the sheer length of the walk.
We set off at 8:55 precisely (I know this because Helen checked her watch). Helen wanted to know how long it would take us as it was suggested we allow 4+ hours.
When we set off it was cold and windy and started to rain. Brrrr. But the walking kept us warm and soon the weather became hot and sunny. Blast - now I had too many clothes on.
It was a brilliant walk and extremely well sign posted and organised. Each quarter of the walk held a checkpoint with water, bananas and kit-kat refreshments. Wonderful!
Right up to the 3/4 mark we were feeling fine and glad we chose to do the long walk as we are obviously hard core walkers. However, the last 2 miles was really taking a toll on my feet and calf muscles.
By the end of the walk I was desperate to sit down! Plus, at the end we were given some soup and a piece of cake! All the calories we burned during the walk was put back on with a kit kat (yeah we only had 1 though) soup and cake!
The whole walk took us 3.5 hours in the end and we kept a reasonable pace throughout without stopping for more than a few seconds to drink water.
A great day out with some fantastic views and lots of fresh air and easy exercise.
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