Thursday 12 February 2015

A missed path, but worth the blister…

Yesterday we went for a walk in the La Forêt de Preuilly. We’ve walked there many times and as it was such a beautiful afternoon we decided a walk would settle our nerves. Actually, we were nervous on Rhiannon’s behalf. Earlier in the day she was interviewed for a new job and we were all waiting to hear.

Our starting point…

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** clicking on the photographs will enlarge them**

Now Rhiannon has the kind of record which, if not retired, I could only aspire to. Every job she has been interviewed for she has been appointed to.

The call came when we were about 80% of the way around our route. My shriek would surely have woken any hibernating animals! She’d got the job and was excitedly telling us all about the interview as we walked along. After about ten minutes the battery failed, so we finished the call with the intention of getting back to the car and continuing our conversation from Le Pre Vert.

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After walking for a few more minutes we both decided we were going in the wrong direction, and decided to cut along one of the tracks to get us back on track. Surely enough we found the marked way and followed the arrows.

It seemed like a long way, but we thought that we’d probably walked further off the correct path than we’d realised, so we trekked on.

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Just when we thought we were at the etang car park at Ribloche we noticed the words ‘Etang Neuf’.

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Somehow we were now at the furthest point of the OTHER marked path, with quite a hefty trek back!! Our short walk had taken just over three hours including a couple of short breaks for a sip of coffee. As we drove back to Le Pre Vert the sun was just setting…

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The successful candidate. Congratulations and well done, Rhiannon. Brilliant news xx

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18 comments:

  1. How lovely that you were able to get such nice photos of some deer. Congrats to Rhiannon on getting the job -- you sound thrilled, so she must be even more so!

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    1. Thanks, Susan. Rhiannon took a risk by giving up a job to go back to Uni to study post grad social work. Happy that it has all worked out for her.We are thrilled for her.

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  2. Hello Gaynor,

    Getting lost often has its compensations and the landscape that you have discovered was, surely, well worth the long walk off the beaten track.

    Such good news for your daughter. Onwards and upwards.......without getting lost, we hope!

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    1. Thanks, Jane and Lance. We hope so. She has moved from Probation, to Youth Offending to Social Work. Hope she can make that difference early on...

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  3. I dont think I've ever been on a worthwhile walk without getting lost. All good walks must involve a few moments of "Where the hell are we now ? "
    Congratulations to Rhiannon. I'm delighted for her. Jx

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    1. That just made me smile, Janice.

      Looks like you had a wonderful trip to Berlin which enabled you to do what your father wasn't able to do. important memories to keep alive. xx

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  4. Lovely photos --especially of the deer :-) and well done to Rhiannon!

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    1. Thank you. The deer were in one of the enclosures you walk through. No sign of the adults, but they probably weren't too far away. When we moved the four young scampered off.

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  5. Lovely pics and you saw so much on your walk. Love the deer, never seem to have the camera to hand when we see them x

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    1. Just like us - usually. Tim is far more observant than I am, but luckily I had my camera in hand. they didn't move for quite a while. They were watching us as closely as we were watching them!

      Hope the renovations are going well. x

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  6. Lovely photos!
    How I wish we were there!

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    1. We wish you were here, too.

      Rain has just arrived!

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  7. It looks absolutely beautiful Gaynor! Grey and damp here today!
    Congratulations to Rhiannon! That's fantastic news! xxx

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    1. Hi Sue,
      Lovely to hear from you. It seems ages since we last walked. Having a relaxing couple of weeks, cold but sunny until a couple of hours ago.
      Hope all is well and that you've been able to plan some trips in the motorhome,
      Rhiannon is thrilled and relieved to get an SW job.
      Your big day (grandma day) is getting closer so you must all be really excited. A friend showed me a lovely baby pattern book called King Cole Book 5. It had some lovely patterns. You can check it out online.
      See you soon xx

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  8. What a beautiful day! Congratulations to Rhiannon and I hope the new job turns out even better than she hopes. And that the PSF (poor sore feet) are over the worst now.

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    1. Thanks. Will tell you about the job when we see you.
      Feet fine!!

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  9. Congratulations to Rhiannon. Walking is something we do not do a lot of because of Nigel's feet. We both enjoy in small distances, but if we took a wrong path I would be trying to find the car to pick N up! Hope the blister is not painful. Keep well Diane

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