Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment. Not quite as hot today as it was when we were walking yesterday, thank goodness. Plenty of sunshine but a little covering of cloud here and there to give us some respite. There were 5 of us from my regular Wednesday (once a month) walking group. We drove out to Banham, about 40 minutes drive south of Norwich, and parked on a delightul green near the church. I was leading the walk so I strode off with the OS map in one hand and an outline of the walk in the other. It took us a while to find the first footpath as it set off between houses and through someone's garden and was a grassy path with flowers on each side. Ir looked inviting but most unlikely. However, the way underfoot soon deteriorated. There were three problems with this walk. 1. No signposts. Well, actually we saw two. One was lying on the ground and one pointed the way to a path we didn't want. 2. The farmers had planted right up to the hedge line leaving no margins round the fields so the footpaths were obliterated and we had to force our way through thick greasses and crops. 3. Other footpaths were overgrown with nettles and brambles and other prickly and sticky vegetation. And this was the day I decided to be adventurous and wear my walking shorts! Ha!
We found a shady spot for lunch but didn't hang about long after the picnic. Towards the end of the walk we had to completely abandon the idea of a) finding paths or b) using them. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable to be out in the empty countryside. No photos of today as I was too busy holding the map and fighting off the nettles.
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