Tracey & I "wisely" decided to walk this afternoon....the weather was only going to get worse & we couldn't think of anything worse than turning out at 7pm in sub-zero temperatures......
So, we set off at 2.30, all wrapped up & with hats on.....looked complete tw*ts but had to keep warm! OMG how cold was it? Only zero.....windchill of.....well, don't even want to think about that! We knew which way the wind was blowing so were "prepared" for the worst parts of the walk...........
To be exact.......3.5 to 4 miles was that magical moment......
"Oh" I said, "don't like the look of that cloud"........
The wind was literally driving into our faces & then, as if we weren't being punished enough...... it snowed, well, imagine tiny snow-covered-hail-stones........OUCH is all I can say (though I was turning the air blue as well).....we really struggled to walk, the snow-hail was pummelling our faces & we couldn't look up to see where we were going. It was truly awful. I felt like I was having some masochistic facial.....
Luckily, it only lasted that half mile, long enough!
We are so glad we carried on as the weather soon improved & after the 5 miles, we turned for home. We managed 7 miles in 1hr 40, fantastic!
I really had a spring in my step today & enjoyed the walk so much more than last week. I think that I am slowly regaining my strength & felt much more positive which we all know is half the battle anyway! It could also be that day walks are better for me than evening ones & that I just have more energy during the day.
We are planning to start our early Sunday morning walks again very soon & then do a shorter walk during the week. We need to start increasing our miles as it was about the middle of February last year that we started doing 10+ miles........oh the joy of it all!!
I'm feeling good!!
xx
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