Another go at Government Sanctioned exercise. We took to the fields. Romantically, I would say 'behind our house' but that's not really true. We walked behind the Parish Church, across the railway line and followed the well-signed footpath until the footpath signs magically disappeared, so we wandered aimlessly rounda field and retraced our footsteps.
I was disappointed because I was sure the footpath linked up with another well-signed footpath on Eastbridge Road - and it does - but I made the mistake of crossing the shiny footbridge rather than doing a sharp left that wasn't actually signed!
Still it was a nice walk. Out in the fresh air on a gloriously sunny spring day, with my dear partner who is still so much of a townie he hasn't entirely grasped the concept of striding out across the fields. We saw sheep, didn't fall over or into any of the numerous watercourses, and didn't poison ourselves on any of the many plants growing on the edges of the fields.
If we had managed to do the circle, it would have been nice to pop into a coffee shop, or, given that we retraced our footsteps back to the Parish Church, it would have been nice to have popped into the pub opposite for a well earned pint.
But, of course, this is 2020, so neither the coffee shop nor the pub were open. So we trudged home, and, to be fair, we do have food and beverages indoors.
I didn't take the photograph below for its aesthetic quality but to illustrate my annoyance.
If you look closely, on the left hand post is a standard yellow arrow to signify a footpath, in this case installed by Kent County Council. You will, of course, notice the fence across it, which makes the path quite difficult to negotiate for someone who is 5'2" and with mild mobility issues.
But is that sufficient?
No, just add to this, there is actual barbed wire, and I actually thought I was going to catch my trailing leg, and would have done so if I wasn't already two weeks into my intensive rapid get fit programme.
