It's Nearly Time...

Some will have heard me use this analogy before. If so, forgive me but long distance walking really IS like giving birth. The journey can be long and tiring, leaving you feeling frankly exhausted and a little battered, yet each step is also somehow hugely fulfilling and once you reach your destination the sense of achievement might just make you want to do it all over again! In this case it's been a short few months' gestation and preparation, suddenly our 'due date' is now only 10 days away and our 97 mile labour is soon to begin in earnest. I am both excited yet just a little bit nervous. This must be what it feels like knowing when you are going to be induced!