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My friend and I decided to do the three villages walk. However,  I think you have to do it one village at a time, not sure about that? but anyway we did it all in one go which was quite ambitious !

When I arrived back home afterwards,  It felt like my legs were about to drop off! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

My friend and I Started off in the morning to the first village (about 2 miles away) This village was where there was that quaint little old church,  that we  had just visited recently. ⛪

There was a footbridge 🛤 and a lake but unfortunately there is no public right of way beside this lake,  and it was behind a fence! 🏞

We just had to follow the track. Pity we couldn't see it up close, it looked like it was really pretty,  and it had a boat on it, near to an island in the middle. perhaps it must be on private property? 🛶 pity they can't share it with us isn't it? 

We had lunch (a small picnic) just past the village green 🟩 and on top of the hill, ⛰where we could  view the lake from a distance. After our picnic we walked back  down the hill and took the track leading to village no 2. (Another 2 miles.)🛤

Continued on walking to another lake, 🏞usually this one is for fishing in and here we sat down with much relief on a bench used by the fishermen.  There were no fishermen there at the time,  but we did see plenty of moor hens and ducks! We also saw a heron bird! 🦩It was nice to just sit and rest there. I was just waiting for my heart beat to slow down again!  It was quite sunny, balmy and warm by this time. 🌝 we just rested there and admired the amazing views.

The water on the lake was rippling in the cool breeze, and sparkling in the bright sunlight. We even thought we saw a fish 🦈 plop up to the surface, and swim off again, there were waterlilies and dragon flies. Wildflowers were growing everywhere. It was quite beautiful! 🌾🌼🌻 we took some photographs and we sat there chatting for a while.

However, I wish there could have been more benches for sitting along the way! 🌳🛋🌲
There was one large tyre, lying out flat in the field which we could both sit upon, on the way up the hill. This was great to sit on and it was all bouncy, which was a lot of fun to sit on and bounce about upon, the trick was to bounce up and down without actually falling off!!

After that it was all walking, walking up hill all the way. The footpath seemed endless and I was beginning to feel very tired,  my legs were starting to turn to jelly! How much further is there to go?
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On to village no 3, 🟩 much more flatter here (about 1 1/2miles plus walk back of 1 1/2 miles) Fields of sheep, 🐑 cows 🐄and some very beautiful horses.🦄 Long country lanes, but only one bench at the end of the village!  All those wheat fields to walk through! That was really hard going!
After when  I had sat down on the bench,  I could hardly get up again! my legs, my muscles and back really hurt.

My friend who is younger, taller, slimmer and fitter than I,  had to push me really hard to get me up!

"Come on, up you get!" she said
"I can't go on!" I wailed.
"Yes you can, no pain no gain! " She told me
" I reckon we must have walked about 7 miles today!" I said seriously.

"Yes, 7 miles imagine that, you have walked 7️⃣miles, and at your age!" 👩‍🦳she laughed "Ok you, you cheeky young woman !.." I joked with her playfully, and we laughed a lot about it!
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A little further on we came to a little village pub and a much needed drink and a sandwich!🥃🥪
"I think this is what saved the day!" I said gratefully " That was quite a punishing walk,  I think tomorrow I will just rest all day!"

"Well actually, Said my friend with a mischievous grin. I was just looking on the map and there is yet another great walk, not far from here!"  

" I hope you are joking?" I said looking rather alarmed at the idea.

"Yes, of course!" She said laughing and I gave a sigh of relief.

Needless to say I slept very well indeed that night!


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