- Walking on the flat of the Fens is no comparison to the peaks
- We walked 20 miles, but the Y3P route is 25 plus miles
- But we still have 123 days to go, so time to improve.
This was planned as a 'stepping stone' to our final goal, and as such I think we did very well.
The Route
(if you cannot see details above, or want to look at more detail, click here to go to the Endomondo website)
Quick overview with photos
We set off at 7.30am in very thick fog. This photo was taken as we walked down the main road out of the village, looking over the fields.
The intrepid walkers. Don't be fooled by the sunglasses, it is still very foggy and cold.
Beccy walking along the flood defence into the fog. (Heading North East out of Eldernell)
Here you can see the flood defence in action. The water to the left should be fields, but have flooded. Thankfully, the grass to the right is still grass, as that is the side our village is on.
Listening to music (as well as Endomondo sports tracker for an update on progress every quarter of a mile)
After a couple of miles on the flood barrier, we head 'inland' for some serious road walking.
Looking back, we've just walked from the windmills you can see in the distance.
Yes, another waterway - this is the Fens!
Beccy the horse whisperer.
Back onto the flood defence, this time heading towards Eldernell from the south-west. Again the water to the left is flooded fields.
A picture from the flood defence looking over the 'fields' towards Peterborough. Again this photo shows why we need these defences.
Nearly sever hours after starting we returned home tired and weary.
Overall an enjoyable day, with some important lessons learned:
1) Waterprrof does always mean waterproof (my boots leaked)
2) Spare socks and talc are 'heaven'
3) We've got a hell of a lot of training still to do before we attempt the y3P!
Speak soon,
M
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