There was still some damp in the early morning air and the dew was heavy on the grasses. It was a gloriously bright morning, albeit with a little bit of chill in the air, nonetheless we enjoyed breakfast ‘al fresco’ taking in the wonderful sense of light, space and freedom in the Lincolshire countryside.
Trying to fit nineteen miles walking in to a day is hard enough, to do so when stopping every five minutes to take photographs can soon become a point of tension. We generally agree that the other person not taking photos is free to walk on, but it is surprising how quickly a sizeable gap develops and that then leaves the photographer constantly trying to catch up, sometimes over long distances. It is a bit of a pain and if you are are hot and tired or cold and wet and the other person is striding away in the distance it can actually add to your feelings of tiredness. Hence, our photographs are not always ‘constructed’. Sometimes, most times if I am taking them, they are snapped on the hoof, point and click photography. They might not win competitions, but they provide an important record of the route for us back at base when we come to write up the walks.