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Water Rail Way Lincolnshire

For the third Sunday morning in a row I had to drop Diana off early in the city centre. This week I had some time so I packed a few items, including my breakfast and backpacking cooking gear and planned to walk a section of the Water Rail Way. Although it was gloomy outside when I got up at 6am, by the time I was parking the car in Washingborough it was a beautiful morning.

A short walk along the path and I found a convenient bench, in the sun shine with a good view for breakfast.

I am using a new pad/sit mat in the back of my Sea to Summit rucksack – I bought it recently at Go Outdoors for a couple of pounds – it is thicker and stiffer than the previous pad, giving more comfort and some structure to the pack. I had to cut the “handle” off the mat to make it fit.

Sea to Summit Travel Pack – finished

Breakfast was homemade steamed coconut buns, left over from last night’s dinner and homemade raspberry jam. I made some fresh coffee to go with it using my tea strainer “coffee maker”. It was an excellent breakfast sitting by the river – beats last week’s breakfast in McDonalds.

The coconut buns are a recipe from Jamie Oliver and are really easy to make. The recipe says use a food processor but I just sieve the flour into the coconut milk and stir it in with a fork. To make things easier I spoon the mixture into the paper cases. For extra lift I add a teaspoon of baking soda with the sieved flour. I split the mixture into 14 smaller buns, which fit nicely onto the steamer tray in my wok. For buns with extra spice I sprinkle some chilli flakes onto the buns before cooking.

Cold, the next day, with jam and butter they make a tasty breakfast.

Jamie Oliver’s recipe here