The path for this afternoon's walk was occupied by 0thers when we arrived, partway down the route along the River Cam, south of Ely:
The flight to escape was spectacular:
My family were the only people we saw on this stretch whilst covering several miles this afternoon...
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Something inside me shudders when people describe their walks in this way. They say there was literally no-one else around implying there is a revealed preference for nature which is that by far the majority of people don’t care to be in it. But suggest that it be built on and the NIMBYs come out with their placards. It makes no sense. I’ve been on long bike rides on bridleways and often gone 5km or so without seeing a soul. Are the people walking in their own groups not seeing any other walkers living in the real world or is it the NIMBYs when someone threatens it or is it everyone else? I suspect that it is the latter.
With respect, I made a simple observation to explain why the geese were so comfortable occupying the path for a couple of hundred yards
Sometimes you don’t need to over think.
even in the most unpromising places and in the day to day encounters, we can observe things which are interesting, funny or beautiful .
But we have to be open to it. That is the art of living more fully.
With a friend I undertake a 12 to 15 mile walk every week starting and ending with a bus journey. These last two weeks following the Wolds Way. We only met hares, though in the distance a couple strolled with their dog. It was good to see parcels of poorer land left to grow wild and the meadow flowers of the remaining patches of sheeps’ grazing, but often a sea of wheat and barley stretches for miles in all directions and to my surprise potatoes. It is always a wonder that anything but grass can grow in the stoney, chalky soil of the Wolds, but seemingly it can.
From the state of the path it is clear few walkers follow this trail. I am surprised because many will miss out on this wonderful countryside and the path’s broad open views. It is heartening to wander in the open air on the less well used paths, there is much more to see that a trip to a honeypot.
Agreed