Today we left Stawell in Somerset and headed to Winford in Bristol
Daniel and Alissa were still with us and we were joined by Lee for todays walk. Mark would be picking our bags up later.
The weather was beautiful as we left Stawell, going past the church and up the hill towards the Avalon Priory. The view looking back over Stawell was stunning in the early morning sunshine. Within the first hour we also passed our 300 kilometre milestone.
The walking was very level through farmlands and plenty of canals (or drains) and many herds of cattle (some with quite a few calves). As we approached Cheddar the sun stayed out which afforded nice views of the Mendips and Cheddar Gorge in the distance.
From Cheddar it was quite a slog up forested, and then open, pathways to get to the summit of the Mendips – Black Down at 325m. Last year it rained all the way up to the top, this year we were treated to glorious sunshine and fabulous views. The paths though, were tough and uneven but we did pass our 200 mile milestone on the way to the top of the hill.
Finally the way down took us, via quite a steeply descending road, to Blagdon Lake (with an ice cream stop of course) and then up yet more hills to our resting place for the night in Winford.
Thanks to Lee for joining us today and also Daniel and Alissa for their company over the last two days. Special credit to Alissa for completing this tough day despite blistered feet from yesterday – a real trooper!
Tomorrow we head to Chepstow in Wales
Keep up the good work gents. Looks like great fun and the weather has looked kind so far by the looks of things. Keep smiling and striding…and taking pictures of churches….
Beautiful views and beautiful weather! What more could you ask for? (Except maybe that you were a few hundred miles further on 😂🤣😂)
Enjoy the peace and tranquility while it lasts! X