Faced with a sign warning us that a road we needed was closed of course we assumed that meant cars, not walkers. Five minutes later it was obvious that exactly the opposite was true – there was a deep puddle right across the main road and thick, deep sticky mud all over the track we were about to turn onto. Brief pause and unhelpful chat with farmer trying to clear the water with a digger then four very different solutions appeared. Tim marched bravely off into to swamp with shoes and socks on, Tony started looking at the map for alternative routes and also suggested paddling through bare foot, Ray quietly walked away and found a dry route through a field … And me? I waited to see what worked best – I’m this case Ray’s answer.
Interesting personality test!!
It should perhaps be remembered that the team were walking through the battlefields of the Somme. Mud is obligatory.