13.05.08 Castle Cary The Brook House InnToLongburton (the far end and it is). Tim got a good nights sleep in spite of the pneumatic drill someone was using in the tent next door! This may have been helped by 2 pints of cider (Olde Rosie Av 7.6% not spotted until second ordered honest). A walk …

Set off from Holcombe at 8.30 by path known to Tony via the hidden valley to reach the Fosse Way (a major Roman road between Exeter & the north) first used over 2000 years ago. So good was this route that even today it remains a good trunk road for much of its distance. We …

12.05.08   Now about to set off for Weymouth – the 4 days rest has allowed the tenosynovitis of my shin to settle, I hope completely. Only yesterday did the classic crepitus on movement become obvious. As well as the oral diclofenac I had Ibuprofen gel rubbed into the area by my wife. Whether it was …

7.05.08 Got up at first light and staggered from my hill down into Bath to be met by Tony outside Bath Abbey, the walk south to Holcombe was pretty painful and a hot day. My right shin was treated with RICE on arrival, still somewhat sore now 9.05.08 but improving and should be ok for …

6.05.08 A very good nights sleep in a bed ! A good breakfast and off feeling better than yesterday. Picked the Cotswold Way in Hillesley passed a very large monument to Lord General Somerset (whoever he was) they do like their monuments in this part of the world. Path at one point passes through a …

5.05.08 Woke this morning to the patter of rain on the tent, and sound of heavy duty birds flying overhead, presume on their way in to the Wild Fowl Trust next door, I didn’t leap out to see who they were! But soon enough got up, swallowed my last muesli, put the wet tent on …

Dry night, all kit washed dry and packed, so strolled down to Gloucester cathedral to just miss the 08:30 service. Unfortunately no stamp available, have an info piece of paper with a logo to make something with. Saw the Denny window – the verger seemed to think his best work is at Chepstow in a …

3.05.08 Saturday, Woke up to the sound of ducks and curlews, very heavy dew, tent, grass and all soaking wet. I was about 2 miles down stream of Upton on Severn. Had breakfast and packed rather damply, and walked around 5 miles into Tewksbury. Passing under the M50 on the way. Thought I would get …

2.05.08 Well what a day got up with dawn , eat muesli, and walked down into Worcester, into cathedral where a pleasant visitor guide showed me the exhibit in the crypt of the pilgrims boots and staff with an account of his discovery and the site of his reinterment after the archeology was done. His …

1.05.08 Started at last a very good start , a good breakfast at home then down to Derek and Suzy who had the misfortune to be right on the canal, where I joined it, another coffee and a joyous greeting by the herd of Bernese Mountain Dogs they breed.. Then Mark the dive shop arrived …