South Downs Way: Leg 2;
Today our merry group of not-quite ramblers completed a second leg of the South Downs Way - this time walking from Exton to another quaint Hampshire village, Buriton. It was a great day to go for a walk, and this time we set out early, making the most of the crisp Autumn sunshine. It made me think today, as we weaved our way through the countryside, awash with gentle rolling hills and the red brown leaves cascaded over the ground like an autumnal snow (that's for you B!), how many days I can sometimes waste when I end up sat in front of the telly. We have some wonderful countryside alarmingly close to us and some of us spend so much time locked away in our houses and not enjoying it. Surely it is beautiful, enlightening and good for our health to exercise and experience the outdoors. And just as surely, to have a rare sunny and warm day in November is a gift not to be wasted.
Having said that, I'm bloody knackered from the only 14 or so miles we walked today, and was entirely glad in the end when we staggered into our destination in Buriton and went to the pub.
Hope to knock off another leg in a few weeks' time.
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