Having dropped me off she then drove past me & took a photo!! She was off to Corby apparently.
It's been a rather nice first day. The weather has been ideal; not too hot, not raining, no storms & the wind wasn't too bad, a bit blustery out in the open.
The path was clearly marked pretty much the whole way. Nice large yellow topped posts with the pathway logo.
Eyebrook Reservoir was spectacular from a distance but you couldn't see it for trees from the path. It was only as I approached and as I left, from the hillsides above that I could really appreciate it.
After!!
After last year's wander round the Gower Pilgrimage churches I was interested in the churches here in Rutland! My oh my! They are huge compared to the Gower!! Definitely the powerhouses of the rich. Not sure who's glory they're extolling!
All in all a fabulous day's walking. Mostly flat or gentle undulating with a couple of long, steep descents & climbs.
Loads of sheep & one field of a large herd of young bullocks (or maybe heifers?) where the path wanted me to go but I declined!!! A local man walking his dog told me I could go through the woods which had HUGE notices saying PRIVATE LAND & then regain the path after the bullocks!! I thanked him kindly & did just that.
At Eyebrook Reservoir, just before I started the climb up towards Lyddington, when I was walking surrounded my thick trees & hedging, I heard a plane with a propeller doing a couple of low level runs over the water. Couldn't see the bally thing but I sure could hear it
Apparently the Reservoir was used for low level training by the "Dambusters" in WW2.
Back at the hotel soaking in the bath now. Meeting up with Belinda, Lesley & Gill for a meal & then walking the 2nd leg with them tomorrow. Wish us luck.
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