Nature, train, and good chats all rolled into one genuinely wholesome exercise? It’s no marvel on-line strolling teams have taken off since lockdown.
That’s the place Roger Taylor, 28, and Sam Value, 37, first met. Simply over a 12 months later, the pair are engaged.
Each joined the Strolling in Wales Fb group in 2021 with the hopes of assembly ‘like minded individuals’ to go on walks with.
When Sam posted within the group searching for route suggestions, having already accomplished many solo walks and chilly swims in South Wales, Roger replied, and ultimately, the pair met as much as trek collectively as buddies.
‘I joined the group two months earlier than talking to Sam, purely as a result of I needed concepts of the place to go and meet fellow outdoorsy individuals,’ says Roger, a father of two youngsters aged seven and 9.
However it didn’t take lengthy for them to begin catching emotions for each other.
‘We had been on our personal journey, however he’s a humorous man so I caught round!’ provides Sam, additionally a mother-of-two and a dental nurse from Abertillery, Wales.
Finally, Sam and Roger discovered themselves on the telephone to one another on a regular basis, persistently visiting beautiful areas throughout the Welsh peaks.
In December final 12 months, they took a particular Christmas go to to the Pontneddfechan waterfalls in Glynneath, Wales.
After a 12 months collectively this September, Roger determined to ask Sam to marry him – at the very same spot – and Sam ‘gladly stated sure.’
‘I had been planning it for months, and knew I wasn’t going to do the on a regular basis restaurant factor,’ says Roger. ‘It’s simply not me and Sam and wouldn’t have the identical impact.’
He even gave Sam a bespoke emerald ring ‘to characterize leaves and nature’.
The pair say they owe their engagement to the Fb group, as they suppose it’s unlikely they’d have met with out it.
‘We’d spoken about getting engaged however I used to be not anticipating it,’ says Sam, who's planning to be married in 2024.
When Sam shared pictures of the proposal on the Strolling in Wales group, she rapidly racked up 8,700 likes and a whole bunch of feedback.
‘It’s so pretty that individuals are blissful for us,’ she says. ‘It’s similar to its personal little group, and I need to present my appreciation for the group – it’s superb to have met any individual by it!’
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