Sally’s Afternoon Walk

I don’t often get to walk on a Saturday as well as a Sunday, but this week-end I had the opportunity.

I was put in charge of planning the route and leading the way.

A big risk for Geoff as I have been known to get lost, but he bought his GPS along just in case I needed help.

Glad to say I needed no help and as you can see from the map we did a nice circular walk , keeping mainly off road.

I forgot to take my camera, which was a shame as we walked by tons of pigs , with pens full of squealing piglets.

The information from my pedometer was…..

10.8 miles

22,603 steps

1,220 cals

Happy Groundhog Day

Did you know today was Groundhog day and that it always falls on February 2nd

Groundhog Day History

“According to Stormfax it all started with Candlemas Day. This day originally came from the Germans and was the mid-point between the first day of the winter and the first day of spring. Legend said that if this day was fair (sunny), then the second-half of winter would be stormy. In their native land of Germany, the Germans looked at a badger to see if they could see his shadow. When they settled in North America in Pennsylvania, the local Indians had a great respect for groundhogs so they substituted a groundhog for the badger. And as they say, the rest is history and now every February 2, everyone looks to a small town in Pennsylvania for a weather prediction! “

So the rules are….

“If the groundhog sees his shadow, we have 6 more weeks of winter.
If the groundhog does not see his shadow, winter will end soon”

 

In Norfolk today its been Sunny but cold so does that mean we are in for 6  weeks of winter weather………

GPS v Pedometer

How accurate is a Pedometer compared  to a GPS

For measuring distance  over flat ground I think a pedometer can be just as good.

Take my walk yesterday as an example,

my pedometer said 19.4 miles walked over 5 hours 22 min’s

Geoff’s GPS said 19.1 miles in 5 hours 10 min’s.

Whether it would be so accurate over the hills I don’t know.

It has also been discussed here  with some interesting opinions. 

A Walking Wednesday

Geoff arrived back from Les Gets yesterday, so off to Cambridge I went.

This morning we got up to a lovely bright sunny day, just perfect for a walking Wednesday.

We set off around 10am along the Fen Rivers Way, Just after Waterbeach at lode farm we cut across country to Reach.

Where we stopped off in The Dyke’s End pub for a drink.

We then followed the Devils Dyke all the way into Newmarket.

To say Geoff was complaining about being unfit and full of aches and pains, he certainly pushed me hard and I only just managed to keep up with him, all good training he tells me !!

The information from my pedometer was…

19.4 miles

40,361 steps

2186 cals

5 hours 22 min’s walking time.

Sunday at Sheringham

 Saturday evening we joined Rob, Alan and Tyrone for an Indian meal, all I was interested in  was all the talk about walking ,I got lots of advice on how to prepare for the long distance walking I want to do, and it was great to hear them say ‘ I would have no problems’

Sunday we woke up to a dry but windy day, great for walking along the coast.

16 of us set out along the coastal path towards Cromer, great walking in the wind, makes you feel fresh and alive.After coffee in Cromer we joined the Weavers way  and headed toward Felbrigg, where we did a loop before going into Felbrigg hall and grounds. They say the Library of the hall is haunted by a Ghost

After lunch we set off back going past The Roman Camp near East Runcton before joining the coastal path back to Sheringham.  

For me it was a fabulous week-end I realized I am quite a strong walker,came home full of enthusiasm and had no aches or pains.

Cannot wait for my next walk.

 

The information from my pedometer was…

16.7 miles

34,690 steps

1.804 cals

Saturday at Sheringham….

After arriving in Sheringham in the pouring rain, we woke to a damp but sunny day on the Saturday.

Not many people were about on the Friday evening,with everyone arriving at different times but we had managed to find out about the walks available.

Ellee decided to join me on the longer walk, so off we set at around 9am with 16 other people,for an 18 mile walk.

This is where I know I am getting addicted to walking because I so wish I had a map so I could have followed the route and know just where I walked, usually I am just happy to follow along and chat.  Maybe I need a GPS…maybe I am becoming too much of a geek…

Our walk took us by pretty corner toward Baconsthorpe, where there are remains of a fabulous castle.Then we went towards Bodham and along to Kelling. Where we had afternoon tea in a lovely tea shop ,that had fabulous home made cakes, but no Muffins !!  We then headed towards Kelling heath and the coast. Following the coastal path back into Sheringham was a great way to end the walk.

I chatted to everyone on the way, Rob, Alan and Tyrone had many  interesting stories, In fact Alan had recently walked the Appalachian Trail and did many of the LDWA challenge walks. Which I find very interesting.

The information from my pedometer was…

18.8 mile

39.033 steps

2,027 cal

Week-end of Walking…….

Today I am packing my Bag and Cleaning my Boots, ready for meeting up with Ellee for a week-end of walking in Sheringham.

We will be joining the Cambridge Rambling Club at the Youth hostel in Sheringham for what I hope will be a great week-end.

I have never walked with this group before so it will be good to meet some new people and I have never stayed at a youth hostel before so that will be interesting .

Weather forecast is good, cold but sunny, perfect for walking.

Hope you all have a good week-end,see you back here on Monday.