Day 1 Walk: 11.2km, 2.45 hours, Weather: misty moisty.
I did not get out early but even at 10.30 the streets were still very, very quiet. In the soft, grey, misty light with its soft focus everything looked a little unnatural; almost as if I was it was a replica of the place where I lived but not properly populated. Those people we did pass were more likely to look at you and exchange a greeting - rather nice but not quite normal for a southern town. New Year's Day in the morning has a special atmosphere and I am glad Janathon forced me outside to sense it.
All in all it was a success - a pleasant amble. If I had been wearing a Garmin the watch would have probably have given up in boredom - reckoning that there was too little movement to measure. But it was all I could do. If I walked faster I started to feel my knee, so I eased back into the pace I could sustain. Nevertheless the cumulative effect of getting out each day should be good for endurance.
My aim was to search for livestock. It was always a motto for Juneathan that you could not have too many pictures of cows so I thought I would start on the same theme in January - except this time with sheep.
There is not a lot more to say apart from the fact that I kept a look out for runners. There were fewer than expected. Those I did see looked over dressed with hats, gloves, and many layers. I don't think they quite trusted the fact that the cold snap had lifted. I hope the thaw continues; I was getting very tired of frozen ground
4 comments:
I love the sheep. We have lots of sheep round here. Not many cows though. You can never have too many cows.
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Baaaaaaa! Gloves seemed like a good idea to me earlier, but a hat would definitely have been too much.
Lovely sheep! I'm very pleased that you're on board Janathon and wish that I had thought of the phrase "misty moisty".
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