Bumping into my Ex

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A walk around Lathkill Dale in Derbyshire is about 10 hours. There is a point where a path crosses going into the Dale and coming out. I drove 90 miles, stopping off on the way which I normally don't do, sat on a bridge eating lunch which again I don't normally do, to walk for the 10 hours. At the intersection I bumped into my ex girlfriend with her new boyfriend reading the same OS book of Derbyshire walks. The passing at the intersection would have only been about 30 seconds. We never did that walk when we were together.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:31:01 +0000Coincidence ID:4739