We left the car in the Brixworth Country car park and headed home! At some point this year I want to do the whole of Pitsford reservoir, both the nature reserve side and the public side, from home (we reckon it's about 16 miles) so today we did half of each (although I think the halves we did are shorter than the other sides if you know what I mean!).
It was very cold with a chill wind that cut right through us. However, down by the water we were full on with the sun so we warmed up quite a bit.
Amazingly, on our walk up towards the causeway, we saw three robins! Each of them made sure we knew they were there by hopping about on the ground and then watching us from the branches of the trees.
It wasn't as busy with people as we thought it would be but it was still quite early in the day. There were numerous joggers, cyclists and walkers out enjoying the fresh air. When we reached the car park it was nearly full. No doubt the beautiful weather had brought everyone out to blow away their cobwebs!
We crossed over the road and entered the much quieter nature reserve side. We only saw four other people the whole way.
Although it's far quieter, the going is slightly harder because you walk on grassy paths which can sometimes be quite muddy. We walked on and stopped briefly for a bite to eat and a drink of water. Once in the woods it was really quiet with only the sounds of the birds to be heard.
Before long we'd reached the track that leads up to our village and we decided to take this rather than push on and walk further along the nature reserve. In the distance we could see something red in a tree and on closer inspection it turned out to be a deflated red star balloon! What it was doing there, we'll never know! Sophie took it down and carried it with her so we could throw it away in our bin at home.
It was great to get home and check our mileage on the app on my phone - we'd done 6.47 miles in two hours and twenty three minutes. We had a shower to warm up and I made breakfast of eggy bread and spaghetti hoops for Sophie and myself. After we'd eaten we returned to get my car and by now the car park was very busy indeed!
Sophie and I headed into work as she needed to put down her hours before the cut-off date and the place was heaving! It felt very good to be able to walk away from it without any worries!
Before going home we called to see Mum and Dad for a cup of tea and my Mum tried on two dresses to show us as it's my Dad's model aeroplane club dinner and dance next weekend. She looked great in both of them but we preferred the newer one which was very glamourous!
We headed home by the scenic route and the sun had just set, making the sky a mixture of deep yellows and blues. The trees outlined against the sky looked stunning - it was a real visual treat for us as we drove home.
We had a busy evening as Sophie was out with her friend Hannah. We picked Hannah up at 7pm and headed into town as the girls were going to a restaurant on the market square called Zapato Lounge. It was situated in the old Church's China shop and looked lovely from the outside.
We drove home and on the way almost had an accident. I was driving along the A43 minding my own business when a car came out of a side road and nearly didn't stop. I swerved to avoid them (good job there was nothing coming the other way) and he stopped, but he was half way out into the road. I was really quite shaken up and had braced myself to hit him so it was a scary incident. There was a car behind me turning left so whether he'd seen the indicators going and thought it was me, I don't know.
Back home we rushed about preparing dinner of cottage pie with the beef from last night, and bubble and squeak. We then just about had time to wash up and watch the last episode of Humans (the best of the entire series) before it was time to go and pick Sophie and Hannah up again!
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