A quiet morning

I've too much tendency when on holiday to want to be dashing around, seeing everything I can, and not actually relaxing. Since our really chilled out cabin stay back in April, I'm resolved to change this so the first morning of our break, instead of leaping in the car and heading out, we took a short walk from where we were staying.

Our AirBnB was situated on the northern edge of the Norfolk town of  Aylsham, in an area known as Drabblegate. Online, and presumably at Tourist Offices, you can find a map for the 2.25 mile 'Drabblegate Circular Walk' but we took a shorter route - up Drabblegate itself, past interesting old houses and the river Bure, before turning east and heading back down Banningham Road, an unclassified lane, perhaps a mile and a half or so.

It was a gentle, peaceful walk. The day was dry and warm, though not sunny, the lanes were almost free from traffic, the countryside stretching on either side, hedgerows full of blackberries and ivy.

Back at our cottage, the sun decided to appear for a while so we lunched outside on our private patio overlooking the owners' garden, watching birds on the feeders and squirrels scampering across the lawn. At home I'd have been fidgeting, spotting a weed that needed pulling or a plant staking, but in someone else's garden it's easier to relax and take things easy - which is what holidays should be about.

Someday, when I feel fitter, I'll be back to walk the full Drabblegate Circular, or the walk which leads into Aylsham and back along the Weavers Way ...