Holidays and that!

Well it's been a while, couple of months in fact. We're still here and still looking forward to the 3 Peaks Challenge in October, so we need to get some more walking done prior to the big day. For me the past two months have been taken up with a holiday, work and a bathroom replacement, followed by watching Euro 2012 and Wimbledon. I could have gone mountain walking on holiday, but figured I was on holiday and the 32 degree heat I would be walking in wasn't my idea of fun, so I laid on the beach with a cold drink. Euro 2012 was a disappointment as an England fan, but we're used to it by now, the ups and (mainly) downs of supporting a team that promises so much only to shoot themselves in the foot, usually from the penalty spot, certainly isn't easy. Wimbledon was close run thing for a certain Mr Murray, but as they say, form is temporary, class is permanent and Federer is class, apart from the stupid headband! Next walk planned is Kinder Scout in Derbyshire and judging by the way the weather is lately, it's going to be a wet one, dry one, overcast, sunny, bleak, gorgeous type of day. Being prepared for the worst is the best plan, it's just walking around in a downpour with sunglasses on isn't a good look and neither is being soaked and things starting to rub and chafe! Most of the walking gear I will be taking on the day of the challenge is now in my possession, with the last item I bought being an hydration bag for my rucksack so I can replenish lost fluids on the go instead of having to faff about trying to find my bottle of water amongst all the other kit I will be I will be carrying. My wife said it looked like an oxygen tube, which might not be too far off the truth come the day. So now the garage is getting back to being clear again after having a bathroom suite in it, I can get back on the treadmill....if only I knew how to switch it on! Chris