7 miles walked today
136 miles walked in
total (average 13.6)
I’m putting today down to experience!
Had an early start – up at six, out of Mum and
Dad’s house at seven and walking at ten to nine. Another glorious day – very bright and very
warm, although a bit breezy.
Complacency set in fairly soon – walking through
some lovely countryside and enjoying the spring day, I started to follow the
Suffolk Coast Cycle Route and didn’t pay too much attention to the map.
Waldringfield is absolutely beautiful – there are
some fantastic houses and the view across the Deben is stunning. I’d been set a task by Pippa from work to go
and find her parents’ boat, Triptych, which is in the boatyard. I’m sure this walk is becoming a Treasure
Hunt for other people’s amusement.
Finally back on footpaths after endless road
walking. And this has been my downfall
today. On my map, only one path is shown
going out of Waldringfield. But, in the
real world, there were two paths. The
least appealing one was uphill, so I ignored it. The second path led alongside the river so I
took this one. However, walking through
marshes after weeks of rain had to be a bad idea! I got cut off by the tide and had to turn back. As far as the pub – where I decided to call
it a day and start again on the correct path the next time I come up here.
I’ve learned three important lessons today:-
1.
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Don’t necessarily rule something out because it
looks like hard work.
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2.
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Always check the tide tables!
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3.
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No walking is ever wasted – those two miles
which took me the wrong way were fantastic to walk and I’d really have missed
out by not walking them.
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But I’ve learned something else too – my boots
really are waterproof!
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