Walk with James

I went on a relaxing long walk with James yesterday.

 Recently James and I have been going on walks together as it gives us something to do while we talk instead of just sitting around but usually these walks are quite short - which I think is a shame because I am the kind of person who will happily go on an 8-hour trek. However, yesterday I convinced James to walk with me from his house to a place called Coombe Abbey. It doesn't matter if you don't know what Coombe Abbey is because all you need to know is that it takes about 45 minutes to walk there from James' house.

We set off on our journey and began speaking about our interests. We were mostly talking about Resident Evil as James has recently become more interested in that series. James was also speaking about his fan-fiction story that he is writing - a story that encompasses everything James likes. He was asking me for my opinions and ideas on what could happen in the Resident Evil section of the story. Little did he know that he was inspiring me at that very moment, I wanted to draw a picture based on the ideas he was saying. As we are about half way to the Abbey James was starting to feel a little tired but we decided that we had gone too far to go back. We came across a sign - it appeared to be a welcome board. We were foolish enough to think that it was to signify an entrance to Coombe Abbey Park. We approached the sign 'Coombe Fishing and erm something that I can't remember' is what I believe it said. We realised our mistake and continued our journey. Near the start of our adventure, we had noticed two rainbows in the sky and as we walked along the road to Coombe we actually saw the start of the rainbow which was on a farm. It was one of the most interesting things I have ever seen - the rainbow was in front of some trees and they appeared to be multi-colored as they sat behind the colorful spectacle. Seeing that made the journey worth it.

We eventually arrived at Coombe Abbey and James touched the entrance building which signified that the mission was complete. We spent a little time in the park and admired the ducks and ,in James case, hid from the dogs. It was a very enjoyable walk and I hope to do it again.

A triumphant James poses for his victory portrait