I'm trying to up my step count in any way possible so last weekend, as a change from dull walking round the block, we headed out to Shipley Park and their autumn food fair. Usually we'd walk from Mapperley at the southern end of the park, but like most events this fair was being held at the Heanor access near the Visitor Centre.
It would have been easy to spend the whole afternoon eating (with tapas, gyros, and more on offer) and listening to the musical acts, but we'd had lunch and I did want to go for a slighter further walk. So after grazing for a while on samples of cheeses and flavoured spirits, we decided to head out of the immediate fair area.
On such a hot day though it was time first for ice cream, specifically an Hungarian chimney cake filled with it. The cake itself was a doughnut-type pastry, light and sweet, and formed into cones. I suppose they could be filled with any sort of fruit or cream, but the ice cream on offer was perfect for the weather.
Then we headed off through the wooded area of Cinderhill and suddenly the noise and crowds were lost behind us. The path here circles back quite quickly so at the far side we left the trees and headed into the wider park.
In the distance we could see the tree around the former site of Shipley Hall, which we normally walk to, but it felt too far for such a hot day.My step count had made it above 5000 for the second time in the week, which was very pleasing. I'm starting to feel my legs and ankles are back to being able to cope with longer distances, and I just need some cooler weather to try for them.
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