Yes i know It's a rubbish photo. It was a brilliant walk today but i completely forgot to take any pics till i'd nearly finished, so i took this one of knighton, mainly because i liked the viewing seat. It looks a bit gloomy in the photo because a shower came over right at the end of the day, but other than that it was a fantastic day's walking in superb walking weather - cloudy half of the time, sunny half of the time, fresh south westerlies. The walk was a bit easier than i'd been led to believe, but then i have been walking for 7 days now so i should be able to cope with lots of ups and downs. Basically i got to the top of a steep hill and there was a steep drop down the other side, followed by a steep climb, followed by a steep drop down.....etc, etc. This went on all day but the views were great, and as opposed to the last two days the challenge was there. Beautiful countryside, i could live here. But It's a long way from work. Early yesterday when i was with jon, tom and hannah we passed a bloke carrying full camping gear, the first person I'd seen going north to south. He seemed to be struggling, but when we were in the pub at lunch time he appeared again. I was convinced at the time he wouldn't make it, but after 15 minutes walking this morning i passed him again. He'd already been on the go for a while, and seemed a bit happier. Maybe I shouldn't jump to conclusions. The problem with overtaking him this morning was that i was now the first person to have walked the path today. So what's the problem? Cobwebs. If you're the first person on the path and it passes through woods you can guarantee your face will be covered. I collected enough silk to make myself an offa's dyke tie. Jennie is here now. It's great to have her with me for a couple of days. Hope tomorrow's weather doesn't make her want to go straight back home. Our room at the horse and jockey is fantastic. More of a pub penthouse really. We had a wander around town but decided to eat here. Meal rating: 8/10. Very tasty chicken and bacon enchilada. Just needed some guacamole and a few tortilla chips. Back to good old hobson's for the beer, which was just as good here as it was wherever it was i had it last. I must admit though It's quite hard to eat when the people on the next table are discussing how to skin a fox without removing the eyelashes. And finally.....i've had a few texts today from people beginning to worry about my mental condition. I suspect this has something to do with my sheep comment yesterday. I must therefore point out that this was A JOKE, or at the very least a piece of gross artistic hyperbole. My statement did not by any means apply to all sheep, but just one which looked at me in a particular way in a moment of weakness. Oh and jon phoned to say that yesterday't 'good pub' was in fact called the cock, not the rock. Good night.
