Barnstaple to Westwood Ho!. 19.01 miles, 919 ft of elevation, 42,457 steps
A very memorable night yesterday shared with my brother in our small double bed and an opportunity to again take a shot of it ‘ welcoming frontage of our beautiful B&B’.
To be fair we all walked out of there alive so we can’t complain. We were perhaps lacking in nutrition but luckily Paula isn’t fussy so we did our best and set off with the sun shining and in good cheer.
No comments on David’s outfit please, I have been assured there is a definite technical reasons for each item!!! The majority of the first part of our walk was along an old railway line and so was easy walking. As we neared the Torridge estuary we got close to the breakers out to sea but then had to walk back in land to cross a bridge. The sun was shining though, David bought some lemon bon bons, and it was all going well….
Then we got hit by a major squall and we got soaked. The smiles disappeared and then the lorries started appearing in Pashley back home.. All was looking bleak.
Our finale ended up with me sprinting over the the road for a reasonable k
Paula was rightly determined to put the hours in and despite the last horrendous downpour we were down almost on the dot of 19 miles – awesome job (indeed some would say a ‘proper Job’. We had a super sprint to the end to avoid the worst downpoor if the days.
Highlight for Schooner without a doubt is the plastic sofa. bliss. He will definitely be giving this place 5 stars …..
