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Bishop

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Jan 25, 2014
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They say if you can question your own sanity then you're not crazy.
Wading barefoot and knee deep through icy water I briefly pondered this thought as my feet went rapidly from just numb to stumps of screaming fire before coming uncomfortably close to a dunking. So there I am in the middle of this stream with a good wobble on carrying a bergan, boots swinging about my neck deciding wether to stand on a flat slippery rock or another sharp one laughing like a maniac. A good start to the day.
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Seldom has mud & moss underfoot felt so good.


No real plan just a 72hr pass from swmbo for some wandering in the wild spaces searching for interesting places to photograph & explore further in the warmer months ahead.
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Still looking for the lost bridleway and farm ruins, it's in there somewhere.
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Pine sap oozing from a tree, flat grass, ready cut firewood, something to sit on and jumbo ranger bands for the swap-shop, handy little spot for the weary traveller.
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Woods to busy this week for proper bush camp and my preferred spot now has a new access road dug through it so only small fast fires for this trip, brew up, bimble off & bivvy down. If you can smell my smoke then I've already gone.
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My snoring on the other hand, well that probably showed up on every seismograph in Wales :eek:
 

breff

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Looks like a lovely bit of Essex you found there,Bishop... My coat? It's the brown one by the door.
 

Leshy

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Excellent post... Nice pics and great sense of humour!

I'm glad I'm not the only one that laughs to himself when doing nice stuff like this...
running barefoot through the woods or wading through ice cold rock streams makes you feel alive again , childlike feelings that so seldom happen anymore...

Thanks for taking me there again Bishop!👍👍
 

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