A fine walk by the sea

Back down to the Ayrshire coastal path today; we are getting to know the A77 very well! We were walking from Girvan to Maidens with my school walking club and had a great time. It was cool but dry and although we have walked that section before it was very enjoyable. What surprised me most was that I was actually looking forward to it beforehand. This may seem strange, but I tend to worry before I take exercise because I feel that I won't be up to it. I worry in case I won't reach the top of a hill, or get to the end of a walk, and I worry that I will hold up the other people I am with. This is not my imagination - I take exercise very sporadically so I really can be much less fit than the rest of the group. I have trailed behind the rest on many an occasion. So quite often I will lie awake the night before a trip, hoping that bad weather will result in it being cancelled. It never is! Once I get going on my walk I usually relax and enjoy myself; if it's a hill walk I don't really relax until I reach the top. Anyway, maybe it's the familiarity of Ayrshire, or the fact that I have been walking with James fairly regularly over the last six months, but last night I felt none of the usual dread, and in fact I was raring to go this morning! Now I had better not get too excited about this, because I knew it was going to be a very easy walk, but my optimism must be a positive thing!