Ivanhoe Way (over two days)

Distance: 19 miles
Walked: Saturday 10 August 2013
Total miles walked this year: 195
Route: Anticlockwise from Stanton under Bardon to Ashby

Distance: 18 miles

Walked: Sunday 11 August 2013

Total miles walked this year: 214

Route: Anticlockwise from Ashby to Stanton under Bardon

As a training walk for doing the whole lot in one go, I walked the route over two days. I'm aiming for 12 hours this year and my speed here was certainly up to it - average more than 3mph each day.

It was a little bit sad to see signs of autumn, but then again, my first blackberries of the year were delicious:

 One of the first signs of leaves turning, the black spots that appear on sycamore. Supposedly a sign of good air quality.

 Paths were still passable despite some crops being head-height

 Conkers, anyone?

 Not very filling but it's great to find wild raspberries:

 Some curious fellas:

Met a handsome fellow while out walking today

Distance: 18 miles
Walked: Monday 1 April 2013
Total miles walked this year: 110


I met a real good-looking chap while out walking today. Just in a field. I think he'd heard a female the other side of the hedge which was causing him to display, but I kidded myself it was for me.

In other news, and for future reference, there are still snowdrifts around, and not melting today as it was  still very cold. This is April, but the daffodils are really struggling and I've seen hardly any blackthorn flowers.