A mum was so stunned when her boyfriend proposed while they were hiking she got the geographic coordinates of the exact spot tattooed on her arm.
Charlene Machin, 38, was gobsmacked last July when her partner Graham Marchant, 35, got down on one knee at their favourite beauty spot, Dovedale mountain, in Derbyshire.
Her tattoo shows an outline of the landmark together with the coordinates 53.066076N, 1.781780W.
The couple, who live in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, have five children between them and plan to marry in 2024.
Charlene, a special educational needs teacher, said: “We were walking the path at Dovedale and looking for a place for lunch.
“We did find somewhere but I thought it was too busy and said I’d prefer somewhere quieter.
“It was on the edge of the mountain and we sat down on a white plinth.
“I remember taking my phone out to take a video of the view, there was a 360 degree view from the top.
“Then when I turned around Graham was down on one knee. I was gobsmacked and obviously I said yes.”
Charlene decided to get the tattoo because they remind her of “meaningful things”.
She said: “I thought it was a little bit different. It’s a bit of talking point, isn’t it?
“The coordinates make me giggle because when Graham and I go hiking we very rarely stick to the path.
“We like to see what others haven’t by going off track and it’s always like ‘where will we end up?’ and we look up the coordinates afterwards.
“Quite a few people have said it’s a lovely original idea and friends have said they absolutely love it.
“Some people have messaged asking ‘what does that actually mean?’ and I’ve had to explain it.”
Charlene had the numbers inked to her forearm earlier this month.
