Day 40

After a miserable wet morning, I decided to take a chance and get out at lunchtime for my usual quick loop. It was pretty nice when I left but about 10 minutes later the heavens opened. That lasted for about 5 minutes but I didn’t get too wet. I took a chance on taking off my fleece and jacket when I unhitched the dogs after the first 2 km but that wasn’t to last for long. After another 10 minutes it really started pelting it down and I had to dig out my coat again. This time, it kept it up for quite a bit longer and I had a right soaking for my troubles.

Aside from the rain, the place is looking very lush at the moment. Everything is growing furiously and that was part of why I ended up with such a soaking as the ground cover was well up past the level of my gaiters. The rain did stop about 10 minutes from the end and there was quite fabulous light coming through the trees in the sudden clearance.

I don’t think the camera quite does it justice but it was worth a try. This wasn’t the fastest of walks due to the amount of faffing about with raincoats and rucksacks but at least I got out.