Corn field with poppies .
Slow start due to hilly exit out of Monmouth - possibly because I chose to go on the A466 rather than the A40 .
Also felt a little jaded . Possibly the lack of sleep is telling - have been sleeping badly ever since Monday .
The day started sunny but cold . Later things warmed up and I put sun screen on the back of my neck but forgot about the knees . In the evening it looked like I was wearing red stockings .
Kept on the A49 and it was mostly ok with a white line border .
At one point my water bottles were almost empty and as I passed a beautiful little cottage decided to knock on the door . The gentleman who came to the door said he was happy to fill the bottles and then enquired whether a wanted a cup of tea . I accepted and his wife then offered a bewildering variety of different types of tea - I settled for an Earl Grey . She also insisted that I take some cereal bars . On leaving , they gave me £5 towards the fund . Their names were Diana and John .
Coming into Shrewbury , saw a young man and woman looking into a field . When I drew level I could see that the attraction was a corn field with a mass of red Poppies . After a brief chat , the young man whose name was Andrew Clarke donated £20 to the fund .
Managed to find a nice B&B .
Distance 84miles
There seem to be a lot of nice people out there.
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Greetings from Almaty (Kazakhstan)!
ReplyDeleteJust watched Switzerland beating Spain on the big screen outside in the Intercontinental tennis club bar.
I am a bit tired too, due to the jet lag and a 3 hour delay on the flight that got me in on Tuesday morning at 4.00 am . My B&B is probably better than yours but you seem to be doing ok.
It is great to be able to follow your progress from anywhere in the world - we take the technology for granted but it is amazing.
Keep up the good work