Back walking again

The East End Girls did their monthly walk yesterday and as a challenge for 2007, we started the Capital Ring walk.

This is a 78 mile (125 km) walking route around inner London. It is divided into 15 sections but given the distances we are used to walking, we are aiming to do it in 7. Yesterday we covered the sections from Woolwich on the Thames to Grove Park and it was brilliant. We based the walk on a book of the Capital Ring, which was sometimes difficult to follow but the historical and factual information was fantastic with all of us learning loads about the city most of us are now living in.

As well as the river which always offers plenty to see - well there is always the latest riverside developments, this walk took us through woods; common land; along numerous streets; through ornamental gardens; farmland and past Eltham Palace, for 250 years the country retreat of the monarchy. We saw deer, sheep, horses and even a nut brown fox who was as interested in us as we were in him.

It was a great start to what will be a fun and informative challenge and I am already designing the certificates to award on completion and thinking of what a great excuse this provides for another night out. The social side being yet another benefit to walking.

Lots of discussion on route as to what the intentions were for us all this year and my weight loss was mentioned. This led to me talking about 'turbo charge your life in 14 days' so today I had to email them all the book details. I wonder how many other converts there will be?

I am on day 8 now and feeling great. I have lost weight and am so enjoying the food. Lindsay, who stayed on Saturday night was fed a meal from the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. More approval.

I am stepping this week but more about that later.