I Found a New Hobby By Visiting the Peak District

posted on 21 December 2010 | posted in Holiday and Travel


I wasn't really looking forward to my holiday - we were renting one of those Peak District cottages for 3 days - my perception was that it was going to be rather dull. But how wrong I was! In fact, my whole perception of what's "dull" and what's "interesting" were called into question over the 3 days.

So what did I do for my holiday? I went on walks. I didn't think I'd enjoy a walking holiday, but I loved it. The views were wonderful throughout each walk, and the air very fresh. I'd always seen walking as being boring, but that's because I only ever walked in the city. In the country, a walk is something else - it's a two, three, maybe four hour affair. It's a meditation on all that is natural. The longer I walked, the better I felt - I felt at one with nature.