A new day and weather is improving from our first day in Padley Gorge seen here and here. So we make our sarnies and cappuccino flask, grab our bags and off we go, to quite possibly the most romantic place I’ve ever visited.

It’s Wyming Brook Nature Reserve, it used to be a Royal Hunting Forest. Now it’s home for dog walkers and photo togs. The colours are like fiery embers and the exact reason for our trip. We’ve previously been here in the Summer and it was outstanding then, but it’s even more magickal now.

We get some rain again, but handsomely rewarded for the second time in 2 days with a double rainbow, and able to see the end of the rainbow once again. It’s almost as if our loved ones are sending us a message from Heaven. I’d like to think so.

Everywhere we look there are photo opportunities if you like to take photos, it’s so Tolkien esque at times, middle earth would be at home here. We don’t walk much as it’s a very short walk, it’s more of a chance to embrace the river and all the waterfalls.

Body is worn out, pains are getting worse, but mentally I’m recharged and over the moon we got to absorb such beauty. We found off our day with some warm tea, a well deserved coffee and snuggle up with a movie. Honestly haven’t felt so content, weather is blowing a hoolie, but we are warm and exhausted and sleep easily.

If you saw the previous post Here (Part One) you’d see why it was put into 2 parts, one as we got soaked in the rain, literally soaked to the skin. And this part two is after the rain. As stated after waiting in the car for a while and seeing a glorious double rainbow, we headed out again to finish our walk, though a lot colder than before.

We were rewarded with dazzling reds, burnt oranges and zingy yellows, a carpet of leaves and raging waterfalls galore. More of less had the area to ourselves as that rain had put most people off walking, which is a shame as it stayed pretty dry for the rest of our walk.

We ended our walk getting snuggly in the back of the car and warmed up with some warm food and coffee.

We had high hopes, the sun was shining and the wind had died down, off we set for a Peak District Adventure. Further we got away from home, the darker the clouds got. Oh well a bit of rain won’t hurt.

Totally Instagram worthy as they say, it’s a bit chilly and damp but all is well at the moment…. Until it was a complete deluge and we got soaked through our waterproof coats. Feet wet, trousers soaked it was awful. Retreat to drier areas to restock the day.

We sat in the car and got rewarded with a double rainbow, even could see the end of the rainbow too. Though where was the pot of gold?? Have I been lied too my whole life?

Sarnies in the car, dry off a bit, let the wind die down and head back out again soon