River walk

When I moved to Sussex (over four years ago now - how time flies!) I went to the tourist information centre.  I found a leaflet about a circular walk by the river and thought what a lovely thing it would be to do.  I took the leaflet home and despite having many conversations with various people about it in the intervening years, never got round to it.

Until yesterday!

An ex-colleague of mine is a keen walker and when I told her that I wanted to do this walk, she offered to come with me.  She is excellent at reading maps and not worried about getting lost so I decided this was an opportunity not to be missed.  Amber also decided to come along as she has started at Scouts now and needs to get plenty of hiking practice.

Yesterday was a beautiful Autumnal day, which was utterly lucky as we'd agreed the date weeks ago.

The walk was 11 miles and it took us about six hours, including a lunch break and a pub stop.  It was beautiful and I'm so pleased I've finally crossed it off my list.  I'll probably do it again sometime - parts of it would be excellent for running as they are flat and paved - and I also found a new supply of sloes for my gin-making needs.

Amber was exhausted but did brilliantly.  Here she is in her pyjamas, snuggling up to Dogbreath before bed...