A walk with memories

 Hello. It was a cracking day for a walk yesterday. I set off just after lunch to a free parking spot in South Ferriby, to do a walk I have done before. It was a trip down memory lane. Climbing up the hill out of the village, past the church, towards the quarry, it opens out with glorious views over River Humber. Over in the distance is the Cement Works, beyond that the river. Look at the next photo to spot the difference.  

It was eight years ago when I brought Rocky up here. Showing his new coat off, which I made from an umbrella. Rest in peace dear Rocky. 

A bit further along I zoomed in a bit. I worked at the cement works for seven years as a tanker driver. I read about a year ago that they were planning to mothball it. It looks like that has happened. Not much activity going on, no lorries in and out, car park closed, and the gates to the quarry where I am standing, are locked. 

It was very blustery, woolly hat and sun visor needed. The track is part of a long distance path, The Viking Way. 

After a good battering by the wind, which wasn't cold thank goodness, I turned right down a steep hill and came into the village of Saxby All Saints. The church looked splendid bathed in sunlight with a clear blue sky. It's a very photogenic church, I took three photo's from different angles and picked this one to show here. 

Aha, the red telephone box. Now it has a new roll. An indoor flower garden. The pansies  are in little window boxes and are accessible from the outside. 

I left Saxby down a lane, heading for lower ground to return to Ferriby via the New River Ancholme. I was expecting it wo be less windy here, but it wasn't. I had to put a jacket on, over the top of my body warmer, a fleecy top, a long sleeved T shirt, and a short sleeved T shirt. It was still sunny and dry, but started to cloud over as the wind got up. This is Saxby Bridge.

I had read somewhere that the council have done a lot of work laying a cycle and walking track alongside the river. Was I pleased to see this. I needed to speed up or I was in danger of running out of time. 

The ripples on the river had the swans bobbing about. Some grown up offsprings with grey feathers looking like they are almost ready to strike out on their own. 

Oh dear. The laid track stopped abruptly, I carried on along the grassy track. Now there  is water on my right, this is known as Weir Dyke, which runs parallel to the river. After plodding along there for over half an hour, slithering and sliding on the muddy parts, I was able to get off it at Horkstow Bridge. 

The sun is fading fast, able to get a couple of photo's of the bridge. 

Thankfully the cycle track came back into play and I was able to up my pace. It was dark when I emerged at the point where the river joins the road, and runs into the Humber at Ferriby. Ten minutes later I was back at my car. 

It was a smashing eight mile walk, I'm glad I made the effort to go. The weather is looking good. I need to go to the Post Office and a Billy walk is planned for this afternoon, so I am not going far today. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona