Infidelity in Kent

No relationship is perfect. Because we don't live in Mills-upon-Boon, we live in London. There are cracks and errors, misunderstandings and arguments and silent treatment, and sometimes you just need to get away from each other for a while. A change of scenery, some time apart, a little breathing space. An open relationship, even?

One such day, London and I decided to take a break. OK, mostly I decided. Spontaneous and too lazy to plan, I reached for The TimeOut Book of Country Walks: 52 Walks Within Easy Reach of London (which I recommend!) and opened it on a random page.

The random page said - walk from Yalding to Borough Green. Off to Kent it was, then. Me and my hiking boots, my hiking camera, my hiking jeans, my hiking handbag and my hiking mood, for roughly 15 kilometres, enjoying the peacefulness of English countryside, just over an hour on the train from London Victoria. Utter bliss.

The instructions in the book are relatively easy to follow, although I did get lost a few times, when my mind wandered off somewhere with the butterflies and the fairies and who-cares-about-directions.

P.S. London and I are back together. We are planning many more adventures. Have a nice day.