Archive for the tag '#walk1000miles'
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
An Unusual Quest
This afternoon I went in search of a giant spider. My quest took me to Leegomery Pool where I found two swans. It was a pleasant surprise, I have not seen swans on this pool before. It would be lovely if they took up residence there.
I was successful in my search for the giant spider [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 1st 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
An Impromptu Adventure
Mr C surprised me with an impromptu visit to Hodnet Hall Gardens, a place I planned to visit (alone) the previous week but having tested positive for Covid I chose to stop at home to keep my bugs to myself.
We had lunch before walking round the gardens and grounds on one of the last open [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
The Long Walk
After completing my Queen Elizabeth II memorial walking challenge; 96k (60 miles) by virtually walking from Sonning Common to London, I retraced my steps on the virtual route from London back to Windsor (just under 29 miles). I concluded my challenge with a ‘real’ walk along the 2.64 miles ‘Long Walk’ from the Windsor Castle [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
Windsor Revisited – Day Two
For breakfast I chose the continental option. It was every bit as good as I remembered it from last time. Comfortably replete, we walked through Windsor to the Cambridge Gates (The Windsor Great Park entrance to the castle).
The weather was perfect for the the walk; it was so warm we didn’t need to wear coats. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
Windsor Revisited – Day One
Our return visit to Windsor took place a week later than we had originally planned. Our plan was to revisit Windsor Castle, in particular St George’s Hall and St George’s Chapel, which was not fully open on our previous visit. The castle had only reopened a few days before our planned visit date following the [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2022
