My last month of being 49 years old broke with a heavy frost but the promise of a day of fine unbroken spring sunshine, after all this is metrologically speaking the first day of spring. And not a moment too soon after this wet miserable winter. And so it was that we found ourselves in the Woodborough Garden Centre having a light breakfast before walking to the Cherhill Monument from the A4 carpark near Beckhampton.
An excellent opportunity to try out my new tweed and leather walking bag, carrying my lunch of a single apple. Well actually not, it carried a few apples, water, camera, recording device and a few other paraphernalia. Works a treat, not heavy on the shoulder and access is much easier than with a day pack. A good purchase. Well worth the 3 hours walk in wonderful first day of spring weather to see the view from the Cherhill Monument north to the Cotswolds and beyond. A 7 mile ramble which ended at the National Trust's Avebury café with a well earned cup of tea and a slice of coffee and walnut cake, with 15 minutes to spare before closing time. A perfect day.
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