Sunday walks

As part of our get fit regime for the new year, we have started to go out for walks on Sundays when the weather permits.

The first stroll was through Sherwood Forest. I took a lot of photos as usual and you can see the results here. I had a go at using a long bow near the Major Oak. The long bow was taller than me by several inches. Managed to hit the target with most of my arrows.

Last week we went for a walk along the old Grantham Canal. Started off near Harby and stomped our way through the mud between the hedgerow and the reeds. We crossed over near Plungar, following a footpath that took us through a stable yard before cutting back across the fields and disused railway tracks down to the canal. It was below freezing when we headed out (ice on the canal and the swans struggling to act as icebreakers) but had warmed up to +5 deg c when we got back a couple of hours later. We had a picnic lunch of olives, parma ham, and coffee sat on the back bumper of the car watching the swans resting on the canal bank before heading off to the warmth of home. Again, took a lot of pictures that can be seen here.