Last night we stayed with our good friends
Will and Jo Pearse (although Will wasn’t there as he was camping at The
Gathering) in Swindon and really appreciated being well looked after.
Being interviewed at The Gathering
This morning started with us attending The
Gathering, where I was interviewed about our walk and was able to tell about
1500 men what we are going and why. It seemed to go well.
We then had to drive from Swindon back to
where we finished on Saturday, just to the east of Kings Somborne. We again did
not have a dedicated driver for today so by the time we then shuffled the cars
around it was 2pm before we started to walk.
Anne and Matt setting the pace through beautiful Kings Somborne
We again had our son Jacob and nephew Matt
walking with us, it was great to have their company again – yes they did walk!
With Jacob
The aim today was to walk the 12 miles or
so to just north of Winchester to a place called South Wonston. Although it was
a short walk compared to the distance we have travelled on other days, to our
surprise we found the going really tough today. Whether it was just our bodies
getting back up to speed or mentally being thrown off step by starting in the
afternoon we just couldn’t seem to get going.
Our feet also seemed to be even more
sensitive as a result of a rest and we were feeling every stone or lump in the
road. So what we thought was going to be a leisurely afternoon stroll turned
out to be a bit of a struggle.
Crawley - a typical picturesque English country hamlet
Anyway we were treated once again to some
more stunning scenery and beautiful picturesque villages. Hampshire really does
have some really visual treats once you get off the main routes.
Map reading!
So we are now staying with our friends
Jeremy and Sarah in Winchester where we will be based until Wednesday. So we
get a chance to unpack and make a home for three days which will be nice.
We are now only 70 miles from Westminster
and we are planning our last 4 days to plan to arrive at the House of Commons
around lunch time on Thursday. So as long as we maintain our pace and our feet
don’t get any more painful, we should be able to finish on schedule. So if anyone is in London on Thursday and
fancies meeting up with us in Parliament Square around lunch time let us know,
it would be great to see a few familiar faces to celebrate (with a drink or
two)with us as we complete our adventure.
Thanks to those who have sponsored us
today. We are now within touching distance of £4000 so come on if you haven’t
sponsored us yet, you can be the one to take us to the next target. Here’s the
link: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/doublesteve
