Take a Hike

Afternoon!  We went for a walk today around Cromford Canal! We frequently go to Matlock and Castleton, have been doing it for years and we occasionally pop off at Cromford Mills for a little mooch around...However, we've never been on a walk around the Canal before and it was lovely...although a bit muggy (Humid). We set off quite late today, around 12pm, picked up Sam's Dad who came along for the walk which was lovely and off we went, mind you we didn't go our normal route and ended up going down the M1 which turned out to be a much longer drive to get there!  We parked up at Cromford Mills and then off we went down the canal, there were these mysterious colourful dinosaurs planted along the canal, which we could only assume we're placed there by the Narrow Boaters & Canoe gliders...all the while it made some interesting snaps!     We reached a halfway point and stopped off at High Peak Junction, where we had a snack and something to dri...

Hello!  Our first proper hike of the year took us to Lud's Church in Staffordshire, just past Castleton.  We woke up bright and early, though there was a slight delay in setting off (we needed to care for our little Tortoise beforehand!) We eventually hit the road and listened to some music along the way whilst chatting, there were some beautiful views - as always out in the Peak District, and the weather was overcast but not too cold or damp - A success if you as me!  We managed to get parked up at the top, on Kevin Hill near The Roaches starting point (something we want to go back and tick off) the parking wasn't too bad, a first come first serve situation but completely free.  We then started the walk along the top of The Roaches and had a quick stop to look at the view, then made our way back down to the right onto Lud's Church. The terrain was steep in some places but we managed!  There was a massive crack in the surface all the way down, which has some coo...