It is a new week and time to start trying to be more positive and look after my mental well-being. I did not get any overtime offered to me at work this week, so I am sad because I am chasing money, and money is something I am trying to build and save. I decided, why not go out for a nice walk instead of rotting away indoors? I took a trip to a nearby place called Venta Icenorum, or now more commonly known as Caistor Roman Town in Caistor St Edmund. It is a place not too far from my doorstep, but it is on country roads and, when heading out of the city, it is a place I had overlooked. I had visited once a long time ago, but it was very brief, and I only stopped to find a couple of Geocaches when returning home from a trip to the coast. This visit was different; I spent a decent amount of time here.
I arrived via my Motocycle/scooter and opted for the free car park, which is just a small muddy patch on the side of a road, big enough for maybe 10-12 cars and is actually very close to the paid car park, and I could join the trail whenever, with access points scattered around everywhere. I opted to walk the 10 minutes down to the main trail entrance.
Heading towards the main car park and entrance, I glanced at the signs and various posters. This area seems well protected and has an active farm on the land.
I'll definitely have to visit this place in spring/summer; it still looks incredible as we approach winter, but I imagine it looks spectacular in the warmer months. It seems the drought signs are slowly disappearing too, with an increase in rainfall in recent weeks.
I found a building during my walks: an old church with a design that seems to feature various centuries of design. Again, the area around is extremely well-kept and tidy.
Cranky Green Man in the woodlands. With working levers to move his eyes and mouth.
It has been a joy to spend a few hours outside; sometimes staying in a bit too much can build up negative thoughts, and as someone who doesn't do too well with opening up or having people to talk to, over time the bottle holds more weight and eventually can't hold anymore, and it all comes out. In a way, I hope this post makes you smile and maybe gets you to go out on a nice walk and try to empty the negative thoughts. With that, I will wrap up today's post. Thanks for reading.
Disclaimer: all photos in this post are my own