Chapter three: Early morning walk

 Its a cool November morning, the darkness still surrounds me and the ground is damp from a few days of rain, the bag packed I make my way along a familiar route to catch the world waking up and enjoy a hot chocolate. Come with me as I take you on Chapter three of the Adventure bag challenge! 

Good morning! 

Not that it's light enough to see yet, but I have some kit in my bag, a head torch for the darker patches and the route I'm taking is a familiar one, some of the key rules I have for hiking/running in the dark. Today I'm going on an early morning stroll for some site seeing and breakfast, it's also a good excuse to get myself up and moving with bump. 

We are about 21 weeks along now and bump feels heavier most days, I have a support band which I can wear on busier days, running sessions and when I know I'm going to be out for a long time on my feet, it helps to take some of the weight. 

Today I'm taking about a 6/7km hike, with a stop in the middle for a hot drink and snack, this is one of my favourite routes on a Sunday because its just so peaceful, and from here I can explore multiple routes home. 

As I progress along the journey I can catch the changing light on the horizon, I have some music playing and I'm just enjoying being outdoors. 

The slow gentle walk gives me plenty of time to reflect on the last few months, the busyness of the days, the changes my body is going through and the increase in tiredness all contributing to the lack of adventures, but despite that I know I have a pretty good kit, there are some improvements that can be made and some items I haven't used yet, but there is still plenty of opportunities. 

As the light comes up and the destination for breakfast is in sight the dear stare intently at me, the hill is really muddy under foot and the grass is mostly dwindled away but there is just enough grip to stay up right. 

Perched at the top I enjoy a hot chocolate some snacks and just taking in the view, even though its cloudy there is a certain peace in just watching the world come to life, the birds making there way across the sky and resting with my own thoughts. 

This I think is a good a spot as any to wrap up this chapter. I wandered home and once at town jumped on a bus to meet Chris in the centre. 

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it, let me know what adventures you have been on lately and if you want to check out the accompanying video you can do so here: https://youtu.be/fJQUgO64DXk

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Love Jessie