Monday 30th September,

Today we caught a bus from Budapest out to Sasto in the Hungarian countryside.

We had booked ourselves into the Panorama Panzio for 4 nights thinking it would make a great base while we explored the Matra Mountain Range.

Soon after arriving at the Panzio it became apparent that all was not as advertised on booking.com

Thinking or hoping it would be ok we took ourselves off for a lovely walk along some well marked tracks.

On our return the reception was shut and it was obvious there was going to be no food.

So we wandered down the track to the camping site that is being renovated only to find the restaurant closed. Luckily the snack bar was still open and they reluctantly served us chips and lukewarm goulash soup before pulling the shutters down on us 🙁

The wifi advertised as available in all rooms was in reality only available at the far end of the corridor.

Which is where we sat and planned our escape …

This may be hard to believe but I have not done a walk since 28th July, even I find that hard to believe 🙁

Its due to 2 reasons, with Geoff away ,I have been staying In Kings Lynn at weekends, any decent walks from here are a good drive away and with the cost of fuel, a walk becomes a luxury.

The other reason of course is my beautiful bike, a fantastic gift from Geoff, to help me pass the weekends doing something I love …Exercise,  without having to spend money 🙂

My other favourite pass time is Running, which strangely seems to be improving since I started biking…

So in the Past 4 weeks I have cycled 287 miles, loving the Group riding with the SWNC 

I have also ran aprox 40 miles, enjoying the Saturday morning parkruns and the Ladybird club runs.

BUT tomorrow I am going for a walk it may only be 12 miles, which is short for me but its a walk and one I am looking forward too very much….

Just recently I took Geoff to Westacre Theatre to see Betrayal by Harold Pinter, it was an early birthday present.

We went early as the play showing nearer his birthday was a religious musical, 2 things he cannot abide.

Luckily it was a beautiful evening so we enjoyed a picnic in the theatre grounds before the show.

Betrayal was a love story told in reverse described as “like watching a flower blossom backward, its petals inexorably closing” and the cast of 4 played to a full theatre.

The story was told in 9 scene’s and did feel a little slow at times,but it contained some good humour and it all fell into place at the end !

What seemed strange was so many people asked me if Geoff enjoyed it when surly they should have been asking him 🙂

Tomorrow we fly off to Pisa to spend some time walking along the GEA.

Yesterday I had a panic and decided I did not want to walk in my shoes.

So today it was a trip to Cotswold to buy a pair of Scarpa gtx boots,
once again getting 15% discount with my Cambridge rambling club membership

Now I think I am ready to go and enjoy 🙂

Two years ago today I moved into my house and I love it more than ever 🙂

In the past year, just when I thought it was never going to happen, I got my job transfer,which has made a huge difference to my life.

I also joined the ladybird running club which has been great for me in many ways, finally I feel like I am getting to know some people,so life don’t feel quite so lonely.

My Garden is blossoming,and I enjoy pottering around in it too,something I thought I would never say.

It can be a huge struggle at times to pay the bills but if I had not moved it certainly would have been a lot harder now than it is !!

No its not a bottle of wine or a gin and tonic !!

With all this running and walking its a treat for my feet, a soak in the body shop peppermint reviving foot soak and a scrub with peppermint pumice foot scrub.

The lady at the shop gave me a sample of the peppermint foot rescue cream too, its very very nice and is now on my list of things to buy, a never ending list I might add 🙁

Its a great treat after a wednesday evening run with the ladybirds !