This wonderful word, which I had never heard of before this morning, would probably sum up our holiday...
Other beautiful, and beautifully illustrated words can be found here:
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Slightly over a month since beginning the Coast to Coast walk, and nearly three weeks since completing it, my feet are not quite back to normal, my tan lines haven’t yet faded, and although I’m not waking up naturally at 6am with a body ready to start walking I am not entirely used to the pace of life back in London.
I love the city, and although our lives are almost ridiculously busy, I would have said before this trip that it would be many, many years until I am ready to leave it for somewhere quieter. Walking through beautiful countryside, and meeting many wonderful people may have changed that slightly –I still don’t want to move out of London (I would miss the buzz and the cultural diversity far too much) but I am much less of a townie at heart than I had thought.
Other things I learnt on my holiday:
- I dislike being lost on the moors.
- Compasses that work are preferable to those that don’t, particularly when lost on the moors.
- You can never –NEVER –have too many Compeed with you.
- Waterproof boots are a must.
- You can quickly get used to carrying a heavy pack every day, but don’t expect your knees to appreciate it.
- Having an end goal in common can bring people together, and over a few nights in various pubs turn them into friends.
- Two man tents are really only made for very small people with no bags.
- Noodles are an acceptable food to have for any meal of the day.
- Underestimating how far 200 miles is to walk is very easy, but finding that you are capable of it is incredibly satisfying.
- When on a holiday, if the other people also carrying all their stuff with them and camping are doing it for charity, it might not be as relaxing as you had originally thought…
- When coming back from a holiday, if your friends congratulate you for making it back ok, they think you are mad.
- Cumbria and North Yorkshire are incredibly beautiful, and I will be back.
