First Hike: Hampstead Heath!


Our first luxury walk was in Hampstead Heath in northwest London, we wanted to explore inaddtion everyone was excited, happy and ready for day. We were also lucky the weather was amazing as we all know in London it can be unpredictable at times.


 We walked from Hampstead Station all the way up the hilly park. Our amazing coordinators had packed a lot food/water and we kept on snacking while we walked. We passed through bathing ponds for women and men. Outside It was so green we felt we were at the countryside. 


We saw lots of friendly dogs. We felt like we had travelled to a different country. After walking for sometime and chatting we reached the famous Parliament Hill where we could see splendid views across London. It was totally worth the hours we took to get up the hill. We also realised why everyone that visits the Heath falls in love. You could literally meditate if you wanted to- that’s how peaceful we found it. We were all pointing parts of London we lived. 

We walked down into the woods, we could hear birds. Some parts were a bit muddy. However, Everyone was very supportive and encouraging one another. We made jokes, compared the trees in our countries to the ones at the Heath which was hilarious. We came across Kenwood House, brilliant surrounding of colourful flowers. 



After 3 hours of walking, we finished experience with tea at the local coffee shop. Everyone talked about their experiences and how they felt and we discussed our goals for the group and what each person hoped to get out of it. Everyone suggested and then voted favourite name for the group. The winning name was Happy Women Together. We left on a very positive note with everyone looking forward to the next challenge. 



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