The same walk again

[heleninwales]

Yet again we abandoned the idea of driving somewhere to walk or even walking on higher ground locally because it was much windier than yesterday's forecast said it would be. So it was just the walk to Penmaenpool and back once again. The weather was dry but chilly and it's 4 miles so good exercise.

It was so cold, even the fence posts were wearing hats. :-)



I wonder if the owner will come back to look for it?

The furthest point on the walk. This is where we turned back and retraced our steps.



It's sunny over there on the other side of the valley. Meanwhile we did our walk in the shadow of the mountain.

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Note to self: If you decide that you don't need to take the rucksack and instead carry the camera in a smaller bag, when you slip the phone into a coat pocket, make sure that that is the coat you actually take off the peg and put on. It didn't matter because G had his dumb phone with him. Or, as he said, if either of us needed help, we could just wait for the next dog walker to come along -- it's a very popular trail, even in mid-winter -- but I did panic for a moment when I thought I'd take a quick phone snap and discovered that the phone wasn't there. I couldn't think how I'd lost it. If it had fallen out of my pocket, was sure I'd have heard it fall, and then I realised what I'd done.

Comments

[sartorias]

How lovely!

[heleninwales]

It was nice to get outdoors for some exercise, even if the weather was chilly and dreary.

[coth]

4 miles is good exercise.

Now that I'm feeling a bit fitter I have joined a walking group. They walk weekly but I expect to go once or twice a month. So far I've been twice: 5 miles through country parks in Dagenham, and 3 miles on pavements through Notting Hill. The latter was interesting but interestingly far more tiring.

[heleninwales]

Walking on pavements is very hard on the feet, at least I find it so. Four miles is good but I like to also include a hill and the Mawddach Trail is about the only level walk in the area. However, the first section is quite sheltered from the wind which was making it feel colder than it actually was, so it was the best option for today.

[cmcmck]

You'd think someone would have noticed that their hat wasn't on their head!

[kaishin108]

Oh no, multiple coats. I can relate.

[flemmings]

I have to take everything out of my coat pockets and put it all on the table whenever I come in. Then when I go out again, I put everything back into my pockets after I have my coat on. Too many instances of no keys, no mask, no wallet (and occasionally no backpack) after I've left the house.

Of course I no longer find several forgotten dollars in my pockets, but it's a small price to pay for not being locked out.