Walking and Woolacombe.

 

Ever since I was a child I have always walked. Growing up my Dad always loved taking us out. His job was an Ordenance Surveyor so he know how to read maps and had an incredible collection of maps that showed footpaths.  We visited many many places over the years as a family and me and Dad also used to go cycling and swimming.

I have very few pictures of me when I was young.  I am the one in the middle, sister to the right and my handsome Dad.

Then when I was at University in Leicester many years later I walked everywhere as it was so much easier than driving.

So for me walking is a great way to excercise.  In today's society we are alot more away of Mindfulness. For me both knitting which I do every single day, but walking is also a great way to help with mindfulness. 

My Dad passed away four years ago, but he is always in my heart and he is with me when I go walking and if I start to find the walk hard, he is there in spirit willing me on.

So I know Dad was definitely with me when me and my wife set off on our first walk on our amazing holiday to Woolacombe this year.

South West Coastal Path is a brilliant information guide to walks that can be downloaded onto a mobile and one I have ready for next year!

Our first walk was route 116 taking us along the coastal path from Woolacombe around the coastal edge and then back in a circular route through Mortehoe village.

These are some of the many beaches that you pass on the walk.

 

Not long into the walk you pass Watersmeet Hotel

which looks a lovely place to have a meal, stay or just admire.

One of my favourite animals are sheep, so it was so lovely to walk along and see so many just chilling.

The scenary was truely spectacular, this is the view looking back towards Woolacombe bay.

The obligatory "shadow" shot by me and my wife.

Near the end of the walk we came across this great painted stone, that you picked up and moved to another spot for some one else to enjoy.

By now my legs were getting very tired and these steps may not look steep, but they definately seemed it at the time!

You could no longer see Woolacombe by this point and I was so proud to have walked along this whole coast line.

The lighthouse was rather a disapointment as you could not go in as it was all enclosed and the buildings at the front were owned by a trust who rented them out as holiday cottages.

But we made it which was the main thing.

The cliff edges and general geological formations just took my breath away.

This was the view on the homeward stretch, isn't it spectacular!!

Not a bad mornings excercise.

That evening I took in the beautiful sunset and just sat and watched and captured this beautiful shot of a stunning part of the UK.