Hello, I hope you are having a good Sunday. My trip to visit family yesterday was a nice change. Uncle Stan was in fine fettle, he is doing well for saying he is just approaching his 90th birthday. Auntie Pat made a lovely lunch for us, and we enjoyed catching up with all the family news. A visit to sister and her hubby was next, another chat, and a cup of coffee with them before they went off out for their dinner. I got back home about 9pm, after calling in at Tesco on the way past, and was lucky enough to get some cheap wholemeal bread for the freezer.
It's been a warm day here, very nice. It was a bit misty this morning when I met up with Tony to walk the first 13 miles of the Viking Way. He posted about his forthcoming epic 147 mile walk, on www.walkingforum.co.uk and I thought, aha, my walk was the same distance as this, and I could meet up with him at the start. So, at 8.30am we set off from the misty Humber Bridge.
The path goes along the waters edge for while.
There is a short diversion around a farm, where it is impossible to walk next to the river. The phrase, 'happy as a pig in muck', comes to mind here.
Aren't they just fab.
It's still a bit misty across the river, as we reached South Ferriby.
At this point we crossed over the top of the main A15 trunk road, near Bonby Lodge.
I love the fragrance and colour of the oil seed rape fields, of which there were many.
Toodle pip
Nice photos Ilona. Love the colour of the rape fields. Love the piggies too, although I would not like to eat them! They are such comical animals.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see the rape in glorious technicolor . It's the first I've seen in full bloom this year. Great that you could walk. Wasn't it at one of the Ferribys that they discovered a prehistoric boatyard?
ReplyDeleteI don't know the answer to that one Brenda.
DeleteLove the pig pictures! I am watching all 80-some episodes of All Creatures Great and Small on Netflix. I saw the first 3 seasons years ago on PBS but was busy working full time with 2 little kids when the rest came out. (The "kids" are now 34 and 36, LOL). Anyway, I have a West Highland terrier (see picture) who watches TV. She goes nuts when pigs come on the screen! (Not as interested in horses, cows and dogs--cats, however, are a different story. She also gets off on monsters).
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great walk and some good company, too.
Well done Ilona. Loved the pig pictures but the oil seed rape gave me the sneezes just looking at it! aaaah chooo!!
ReplyDeleteHello Pat, fancy meeting you here :o)
DeleteIt's nice to meet up with like-minded folks and enjoy spending time with them doing what you both like to do.
ReplyDeleteOoo nice pics Ilona, haven't been to the Humber Bridge for ages, must pop up there soon.
ReplyDeleteTwiggy x
Dear Ilona I am so inspired by how slim and svelte you are with all your walking that I am busy plotting a walking lifestyle for myself. But my question is whereas you are so fit why is the gentleman so potbellied and flabby if he is a walker too?
ReplyDeleteI don't know the man, never met him before and haven't seen him since. I have no idea what his lifestyle is like. Walkers come in all shapes and sizes.
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