My Vic and I used to walk a lot which I stopped after he passed as at first it was just to painful. It took me awhile to get back into it but I found walking in nature really helped me cope with my grief. I started doing more adventurous walks. After joining my widows group I would walk with them either for the Arthur Rank charity or just for company.
The Bridge the Gap walk 12.09.26
Well I left mine at 08:04 on Saturday morning walked to where the event for the Arthur Rank hospice Bridge the Gap walk was taking place, for those that know Cambridge it was Parker’s Piece, it took me an hour and 20 mins to get there, then did the two hour walk with the Cambridge Widows then walked back to my house got in exactly six hours later. My feet needed a foot massage and soothing cream but it was all for a good cause so I didn’t mind walking in the rain thankfully no thunder it was very muggy though. After all my Vic went through a lot worse.
To be honest the next day I had no side effects so I guess all the gym work and Zumba and even swimming must be helping my fitness levels.
Well done Catherine you are an inspiration with all your exercise. You certainly got me to do more although I still don’t do quite as much as you I find it really helps to survive while grieving.
Wishing you all the best Tom
Hi Catherine
You are an inspiration to all of here
As well as my dog walking which is quite social. I now walk with the U 3 A there is something about walking in a group. Having a chat along the way really helps.
Beautiful photos Catherine, Well done. Do school runs count, it’s 3 miles each time? Or mowing? I would rather be walking in Cambridge. All for a good cause too x
While visiting @Johnr in Wales in July another walk I enjoyed.
The majestic mountain of Twmbarlwm is the first mountain seen on the horizon as travellers cross the Severn Bridge. It has a strong hold on locals and visitors alike.
Technically it is a hill as at 1375 feet, it falls short of the 2000 feet required to be classified as a mountain. It’s still hard going though, especially the route we took.
Our walk, there and back was just short of 5 miles. It took us about 4 hours and 20 mins, but it was very steep in places and lots of loose gravel.
At the top we had magnificent views over the Severn Estuary to the south and the Brecon Beacons to the north. Apparently on clear days you can see seven counties.
It didn’t start off well as the first stile we came across was not that stable and also a bit too high but we managed it though.
Some of the pics are out of sequence and also slightly misleading to how steep they really are. — but we climbed Twmbarlwm.
