Lockdown via my phone... | Walks with my Dog

Some people have excelled in their creativity. But I'm not that person. I started off strong at the start of lockdown (3 months ago), and then if I couldn't take the photo on my phone I couldn't be bothered to get my camera. Which is sad. But, a pandemic is going on, so I'm cutting the slack. 

One way I have channeled the lazy creativity; is with my ultimate muse, my partner in crime, the dog's Instagram. Sad but, oh so, true! 

So here's a run down, of the few things we've been in the past 3 months. Including the 2 months where we weren't allowed out beyond our local area. 

I'm presuming Keira thought I just had the car outside the house as an accessory?

Other places we have walked during lockdown:

- Bellever Forrest, Dartmoor

- Many other places on Dartmoor, where we would randomly stop for a walk

- Lanhydrock House, Cornwall

- Fingle Bridge, nr Castle Drogo

- Crowdy Reservoir, Bodmin Moor

- Roadford Lake, Devon

- Roughtor, Bodmin Moor

- Davidstow Airfield, Bodmin Moor

I am bias, but if you're looking for a cute dog to follow on Instagram @thecornishstaffy is a nice page...

xx

Life Update & The Granite Way | Walks With My Dog

Wow. What a 3-months the UK has been having. 

These photos are from early March (before we were taking Covid-19 seriously, and I still had a full-time job). I recently went back here with my family, for a socially distanced walk one afternoon. And I'm finding it crazy to think how much the world has changed in those 3 months. 

Where am I now? (lol)

Technically I'm on furlough, unsure of what the future holds and if I'll even have a job to return to. Which is... nice? And I'm also a PA for my Gran, which fortunately has been taking up the majority of my time throughout lockdown. In the remaining time, I've been doing a LOT of worrying, playing Animal Crossing (5-star island baby!), tidying and cleaning, and dog walks. I've only been out to see one person outside of my immediate circle, and that was for more dog walking. And until last week hadn't stepped foot in a supermarket for over three months. I'm going through ups and downs with my reading, some weeks I'll read a book day, and then I'll go 3-weeks without picking up a book. 

What now?

I'm going to attempt to pick this whole blog malarky back up from how it used to be for me in college/uni and just post for the sake of posting. But also to find a way to channel my creativity. I'm quite bored of every-day being the same. So this is me, attempting, to get some structure back into my life!

Bude, Cornwall | Walks with my Dog

We've been to Bude, for dog walks, an uncountable amount. It's a go-to location for us. When in doubt (and after checking the tide times), go to the beach.

You can just walk on the beach (Summerleaze is technically dog friendly all year round, in the summer they have to be kept on leads until 6pm). You can walk along the cliffs, and follow a coastal path. Wander around the main town, great for handling practise (busy-ish roads, people, dog friendly shops/cafes). 

Our go-to is to walk down on the beach, follow it around to Crooklets, and then walk back over the cliffs. 

Food/Drink Breaks: Life's A Beach - dog friendly outside, delicious burgers (my 10/10 burger choice), and super friendly. Temple - potentially the BEST coffee in Bude. Crooklets Cafe - completely dog-friendly, oat milk option, A-M-A-Z-I-N-G views too (also make homemade dog biscuits).

Disclaimer: today's walk was less than an hour, and we didn't manage to have a tea break due to the rain. Otherwise there would be plenty of photos of the delicious food options available in Bude!

The return of Walks with My Dog

Normally I aim to take Keira on two decent walks a week (obviously she goes for daily walks), but she hurt her leg at the very start of the year and has been on bed rest for the majority of the year. We've been on a handful of walks, but now we are getting back in the rhythm of weekly walks.

One of our fail-safe walk's Davidstow Woods. She can bound off, off the lead, and sniff without worries of cars/traffic. Crowdy Reservoir is very closeby, if you prefer views, or drive a little further and you can climb up Roughtor and have a view over Davidstow and Crowdy Lake. With the wind and the rain, we chose to stay on the paths and have a little wander about. 

A nose you definitely want to 'boop'.

*Insert heart eye emoji here*

Lost Gardens of Heligan | Walks with my Dog

A Sunday well spent brings a week of content.

Supposedly, from what mother says, I've been to the Lost Gardens of Heligan before. I, however, cannot bring the memories together again.  We did the big walk around the whole gardens/woodland area. (This took us about 2 hours, so prepare. Bring water. It's a fairly shady walk though, and although it was 24 degrees, the shade was comfortable for Keira and we weren't fearful of her get too hot. We did bring two bottles of water around for her, just none for ourselves.)

Overall the walk is fairly rocky and comes with its fair share of loose stones. So if you aren't 90% stable, or feeling secure on your feet, perhaps stick to the main area of Heligan. However, I walked it with Keira attached to me the whole way and didn't fall once.

We gave the main gardens a miss today, so we could go off and find food elsewhere, however, we did visit the gift shop and a certain doggy got a gift.