Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Flat is not always easy

Today's route was said to be 12 1/2 miles, but it was just shy of 16. Flat. It was very flat, It looked like this for almost the entire way:



(Sort of like the Farmington Canal, don't you think?)

until at the end, when I got off to take an alternative route, where it looked like this:




a vast improvement. The difficulty was the surface, tarmac all the way, and that is a killer.

First feature of interest was a military training camp. Visitors not allowed:




Right near by, oddly enough, was a posh hotel, where our Fuzz would be welcomed in high style:




Oh, Fuzz, you must come before you go to kitty cat eternity!

The walk was around an estuary. It is surprising that even with industrial invasion and structures causing direct disturbance to the habitat:




that so much bird life can thrive. Not only that, but a LARGE area of grass, which is coarse, thick and a little salty (so said the instructive sign) is excellent food for sheep whose (future) chops are prized for their distinctive taste due to this privileged diet:


Ahhh, she must have been a beauty in her day:



There is a super gourmet grocery in Instow, John's it is called, where I went to get some supplies. There was one package of walnuts left on the shelf, so I snagged it, not having great expectations because I have already bought and tossed about four bags, all the nuts being rancid, but these, it turned out are excellent. I looked on the package to see the country of origin. Would you believe China?

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Location:Instow

1 comment:

  1. Enjoying the blog immensely, making me laugh a lot and watching you move along the coast is great hope the good weather stays - remember to switch off GPS when you take breaks if its giving different mileage that is usually the cause they keep adding distance as you rest - called the spider effect ... will tell you more one day ! Damon at Encounter Walking

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