Graafschapspad part 1

First part of the Graafschapspad
Zutphen – Almen

Today my daughter Aisha and I walked the first section from Zutphen to Almen.
First we had to free our car from the ice before we could drive to the starting point in Zutphen.
The weather was cloudy, but the sun tried to break through a couple of times. It was a nice wintery day around 0° C, though the wind was really chilly. I was glad I brought my windbreaker.
At the beginning of the walk we passed the impressive castle ‘Huis de Voorst’. For the history of this monument please visit:
http://www.huisdevoorst.nl/uk.html

We passed fields which were full of life: Greyleg Geese who come here to escape the rough winters in Northern & Eastern Europe and Northern Lapwings. It was a peaceful walk, but we had to be careful, because there were long patches of ice along the way. We saw quite a few horseman and some mountain bikers.
The path came along some unimpressive farms, but had nice views of farmland and forests.
We finished at the ‘Hoofdige Boer’ a small country hotel in Almen where we indulged ourselves with an Eastern European walnut-honey cream cake and a cappuccino. There we met fellow walkers who told us that they had done the Graafschapspad before and loved it.
After our deserved break we took the bus back to Zutphen. I’m already looking forward to the next part of this path.