I have officially decided that Spring has arrived to the Kent Coast! My mini iris in bloom should have been a clue, but my walk today clinched it. There were birds singing, flowers blooming, even little swarms of gnats that made me grin and think that the sun is on its way. I was enjoying myself so much that I decided to tack another three miles on to what I had planned for the morning. Many thanks to Spen for offering to take the girls to the grocery store so I didn't have to worry about when I had to be home.
After many months (well, years) of grumbling about living 'over here,' I found myself in awe of our lovely little corner of the world. The first 30 min of my walk goes through a hilly area full of baa-ing sheep and a trickling canal. The second 15 min took me through town and along some heavily planted trails showing the first signs of spring color . . . including a coloration I've never seen before- RED dog poop! I kid you not, the council must employ someone to go around and spray paint all of the dog poop red so someone else can come along and pick it up- crazy!!! Turing away from the poop path, I found myself along the seaside for another 15 min out and back. Seriously, I live in a pretty great place; country hillside and the beach all within a few miles of my front door.
The only strange bit of today's journey occurred about a mile from home. This group of what I can only guess were ramblers was about to pass me from the other direction when their leader shouts (so I can hear him over my Radio 4) "we're all quite impressed." Ordinarily, I would assume that any British person uttering that phrase would be being sarcastic but today, I choose to believe they were impressed. They should be, I took out 7+ miles in an hour and a half- stuff that, ramblers!
7.25 miles - 12814 steps - 1.32.08
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