Denby
Highland cow at Marehay - a former coal mining village Today was a lovely summer's day here in northern England. I was up early to fire up my South Korean travelling companion - Clint. "Where are we off to day mighty sire?" he asked. "Denby village in Derbyshire," I replied. It took longer to get there than I had anticipated because of a major road closure. Even so, I had my boots on and I was striding out into the countryside before ten thirty. There, north of Derby and east of Belper, you are outside The Peak District National Park and so some of the paths shown in official maps are little trodden and badly signposted. I got rather lost near the large pond at beautifully named Bottom Dumbles and it took me more than half an hour to sort myself out. I still don't quite understand where I went wrong. Anyway, I made it back to Clint by 2pm. Three and a half hours of solid exercise under a summer sun. My seventy year old body has not had a workout like ...