I thought I would have another Blog session since it is so long since I last did one. Over the past few years I have got into walking more and more, I joined the local walking group and eventually went on a navigation course where I learned how to read a map, plan a route and walk it, using landmarks, contour lines and any other clues at my disposal to follow the route using an Ordnance Survey map. Since then I have led a few walks and there is alot of pleasure to be had by looking at a map, planning a route you would like to take taking in features you would like to see or walk through, and then actually doing it with a group of people following you, who (usually) appreciate it. Today I co - led a walk in the Calderdale area and it was really nice, despite the fact that it rained a bit near lunchtime, but hardened walkers take it in their stride; if you have the right gear then weather is not a problem. We finished off by having cake and drinks in a local wholefood cafe.
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- Sunday, May. 03, 2009 @ 09:25:56 pm
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- Sunday, May. 03, 2009 @ 09:44:23 pm
sounds like a lovely day.
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- Monday, May. 04, 2009 @ 07:10:55 am
I enjoy walking, but haven't joined a local group because they always end up in a pub for a meal and a drink - turning what should be a cheap day out into something much more expensive.
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- Monday, May. 04, 2009 @ 06:28:06 pm
That's a shame, but you don't have to stay unless someone else has given you a lift there. perhaps you could try another group. The people I walk with like going for a drink afterwards but not usually a meal, and it's not formal, so people can just leave at the end of the walk if they feel like it.
isadora101
Good for you, you can't beat good healthy exercise in a social environment too