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A teenage dream come true, The Libertines were amazing! Will always love Pete and Carl and when they played What Katie Did, my heart melted 💛#thelibertines #petedoherty #carlbarât #plymouth #plymouthpavilions #whatkatydid #pavilions #gig #libertines #concert #music #musiclover

Myself and my friend decided to do another charity walk as we enjoyed the last one so much. However on the day of the walk it was torrential rain and we didn’t feel comfortable driving in such conditions. A couple of weeks later we put on our tshirts and did our own walk. We may not have got a medal but we did have some beautiful views around SiblyBack Lake. Only a 20 minute drive from home we walked around the big lake 2x which ended up being 8km.  I decided to walk for Alzheimer’s Society as my great auntie is currently suffering from this awful disease, she is at the point where she cannot remember any family members or any memories of her life. It is so sad, but she is comfortable and safe living in a home. I wanted to raise money for this amazing charity and awareness of this disease as it affects so many people and so many families. So far I have raised almost £100. If you would like to sponsor me please click this link, the money goes to a great cause. Thank You  https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mw235130?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=mw235130&utm_campaign=pfp-share

I’m not a huge horse fan...they scare me a lot. However walking around on Dartmoor I really loved watching the wild ponies just doing there thing, eating and lazing around all free to roam around the moors. I didn’t get too close though they still scare me! 

A light lunch with my sister at the Boston Tea Party in Plymouth, I really loved the spacious, vibrant and fresh decor in the restaurant. The service was friendly and helpful and the food was really tasty which always helps! I would go back again for lunch or a coffee, I really liked the young and modern feel to it. 

Manchester United - Tour of Old Trafford  In the summer myself and my boyfriend travelled all the way from home (plymouth) up to manchester for a few days away. My boyfriend being a massive Man United Fan obviously needed to go to the grounds. So as a present I bought us stadium tour tickets at a cost of £18 each. Now I can tolerate football, but I’m not a huge fan or anything, I don’t know loads about Man United and I didn’t think I would have much interest in the tour. However I was very wrong, the tour which lasted just over an hour was actually really interesting, I think it helped as our tour guide was really funny. We saw the changing rooms, the pitch, under the stadium and got to walk through the players tunnel. At each point we got to stop and take photos and the tour guide would give us loads of facts and stories about the stadium, the players and how much money the football club makes.  For £18 I thought it was a really good price the tour was good, you get to go into the giant store at the end and get time to look through the big museum. Even if you have no interest in football this tour was really cool and I would recommend it to anyone....maybe not a Man City fan. 

Amsterdam!  I have been to Amsterdam before, however this trip was slightly different as I was going to a Hen Do. I did a couple of things I had previously done such as The Sex Museum (always a hilarious trip), The House of Bols, ate a waffle and took a photo in the big Amsterdam Sign. However I still loved doing these things as it was a different experience and sharing it with different people. We all went to a few bars and lovely restaurants.  I do love Amsterdam it has a really cool city vibe, however it did feel a lot busier than when I went a few years ago, I assume it is just a more popular cheap destination for people to go. I think The Dam is just one of those places, like London you can go again and again and still have as much fun as the first time you went. 

Girls just want to have fun... random day at Mount Edgecombe with a couple of friends, we took random photos and went to a vintage fair. 

Dipping my feet in the river on Dartmoor today, so refreshing! #river #dartmoor #devon #landscape #themoors #saturdayafternoon #saturday #landscape

Bude Beach Lovely day out at Bude last week, the weather was gorgeous and I just love the cute little beach huts down there!

St Luke's Hospice, Neon Midnight Walk My friend asked me to take part in the St Luke's Mudnight Walk this year. A 13.1 charity walk around plymouth at night. I was excited to take part as I used to work at St Luke's and previously helped out on the night but never took part. So it was nice to see the event as a supporter of the charity rather than being behind the scenes as an employee. I did no training for the event but i have always enjoyed hikes and walks and its something i can do easily. We started at 10pm and walked for around 4 hours. The time went fast as we were chatting along the way. Many people came out to support clapping and cheering us around the route. All the marshall at the marshall points were cheery and supportive and clapping everyone. Which is so nice when they are stood in the cold and wet for hours using up their own time on a saturday night unpaid. Half way through the walk we grabbed a complimentary Costa hot cho which went down a treat!! My only issue with the whole event was at the 11th mile everyone had to take a detour on a boat/bus as a bridge was out of access across the river. At this point we were tired aching and ready to smash the last two miles, only problem is we had to wait 30mins for the boat and then wait for over 100 women to board. Everyone seemed agitated and frustrated and achey. Other than that I really enjoyed the walk and feel proud of the time i did it in! Next challenge...PLYMOUTH HALF MARATHON...hopefully!

Challaborough Bay

Cloudy over the Tamar Bridge

Finally out on the bike!!! Me and my boyfriend have had these bikes for almost 6 months and I have been itching to get out and ride them. On Sunday we finally did!! The sun was shining, i made us a packed lunch and I looked like a giant dork in my little helmet but I was ready to go!! The gentle bike ride I was hoping for turned into a 28 mile ride from Plympton to Yelverton and we had quite a few issues en route! First of all the bike rack didnt work so we had to squeeze the bikes into the back of the car, then the tyre pump stopped working. Once we got that fixed we rode off into the sunshine yet I was struggling A LOT! I was pedelling and not going anywhere fast I had the bike on a low gear and all these kids were whizzing past me. My boyfriend shouting "hurry up" I literally thought I was dying!!! After around 5 miles we stopped and realised my front break was stuck on the tyre!!! So i had been riding with my break on all that time!! Next thing i know a huge twig gets caught in my chain so had to fix that as well! We rode up hill all the way to Yelverton and made it after around 2 hours, stuffed down the picnic and went on our way back to Plympton. So much easier coming this way as it was all down hill but a small, cute little dog decided to get in the way and my boyfriend fell off his bike and cut open his knee and hand! So our pleasant bike ride turned into a drama filled day but I still had so much fun, even if I do have a sore bum and aching body! I love my bike

Just a pleasant Sunday walk in the sunshine

Dartmoor Take 2 Lovely sunny sunday walk up on Dartmoor. So many fluffy sheep!

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Cotehele Cornwall One Saturday morning myself and two lovely friends went for a walk at a National Trust Estate, Cotehele in Cornwall. Yet again another place that is literally on my doorstep, that I have never been to. I didn't go into the estate house on this visit, but did walk around the quay and in the woods. The best part of the walk was the challenging walk across the river over a fallen log. It was quite funny really, I have done a skydive and a bungee jump amongst other challenges but for some reason walking across this log really freaked me out! We didn't stay for long, but I think over the Summer I will go back and have a look in the house and take a longer walk around the woods, maybe bring a picnic to eat. So so many places right on my doorstep that I have never even thought about going to. I love finding these places and really embracing what is around me locally, especially when I haven't had the chance to go abroad and adventure recently.