Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

I am delighted to announce that, today, I have completed my last 7 miles which means that I have walked 2,000 miles in 2023!

I feel that this is a fine achievement for me and I am extremely chuffed to have done it. It has taken both determination and commitment to arrive here.

It was a nice sunrise as the day dawned on this auspicious of days.

OK, so you wouldn’t think that today would be a big deal, but it turned out, that for me, it WAS a big deal. The previous day I had waxed and polished my walking boots in readiness for my last walk on this challenge. As I stepped out of the front door I was definitely feeling emotional and a sense of occasion.

By the time I had reached The Viking Way I wondered why I had bothered to wax and polish my boots as it was in an atrocious condition.

Still, I waded through and before too long I had finished my last 7 miles and was ready to collect my finishers medal 😊.

The Latin inscription on the medal translates as ‘I walk therefore I am’. The medal was obtained from Country Walking Magazine who sponsor these walking challenges. https://www.countrywalking.co.uk/

Having finished this particular journey, I have to say that it is not arriving at the destination that is so important, but the enjoyment of the actual journey itself and I will talk more about this in a future blog to be released on the 28th December.

Happy Walking!