A trip out to Skipton with my support worker today; unfortunately there aren't many photographs because we spent most of our time looking around the shops and the market; I was taking it easy and had my legs strapped up. For the first time that I can remember I forgot my glasses, but I managed perfectly fine.
I had planned to go to Retford today to meet my friend and also take some photos for the blog. My legs are still weak and sore at times but I should have managed fine. After waiting for fifty minutes for two buses which didn't show up I came back home, walking through my local park and taking a few photographs.
I'm taking a break from regular walking at the moment because of painful shin splits. If I were to continue they might progress to something worse. The way to recovery is rest and ice packs...or, in my case at the moment, a bag of frozen peas draped over my leg.
Almost a circular walk from Bakewell today, I actually finished the walk at the bus stop where you climb up from the Monsal Trail, just north of Bakewell.
I started by taking a shortcut through Bath Gardens to Buxton Road, heading west to Ashford in the Water, going along the road and then the riverside footpath.
The open top tour bus which takes passengers on a scenic route through the Peak District was waiting at the bus stop in Ashford in the Water...I saw it on its travels a couple of other times today.
I continued to Monsal Head where I popped in the cafe for a pot of tea, but resisted the cranberry and lemon flapjack, claiming it was too early. I then walked down the road to the village of Little Longstone.
I took a path going across the fields to Great Longstone, walked through the village and found one of the paths going over to the Monsal Trail.
I stayed on the Trail for a couple of miles, arriving at the bus stop only needing to wait a few minutes for the bus going back to Sheffield.
A daytrip to Lincoln, only visiting the part of the city that's at the bottom of the hill though...the area where the shops are. As we were entering the carpark someone leaving gave us their parking ticket, ...and it was valid for the rest of the day - that saved me £6.80. So thankyou, whoever you are.
On the way back to Doncaster we called at the cafe down by the marina at Burton Waters, about four miles north west of the city centre.
