We weren’t aiming for distance but expansive views – our goal was pleasure, not pace. Day one was a sweet and simple 10km loop around Ladybower Reservoir, a mix of gravel and quiet road. There was a trail through the forest that provided shade from the sun, where people sat with fishing rods quietly by the shore, looking out into the middle distance. We stopped to eat a punnet of ripe British strawberries by the water, the syrupy juice running down our wrists reminiscent of childhood, of going to pick-your-own strawberry farms and seeing how many you could   secretly eat straight from the plants.

Day two was a little more distance at 30km, but no less pleasurable: we parked at Stanage Edge car park and made our way to the top of the crag, passing cyclists, climbers and trail runners. From there, we freewheeled down to Redmires reservoir for a swim and lay in the long grass with our picnic lunch, listening to sky larks spiralling in the hot air above us. We stopped for not one but two refreshing drinks at the Norfolk Arms in Ringinglow before plunging into the cool embrace of Lady Canning’s Plantation.