The squad for Saturday's walk - Phil, Neil, Karen, Keith, support driver Graham and Andy.
Apologies for not making a post on the blog yesterday. By the time that I had finished the walk I did not find time as Norman came round to check on my health and then Adrian and Heather came round for a meal (a takeaway Indian which was very good!).
Yesterday I travelled through Stratford to Snitterfield a total of about 18 miles. Today I managed a further 13 miles to Knowle. the walk today was certainly different as my son Neil, 2 of his friends (Phil and Andy), and Karen from LDP joined me. Having a number of fellow walkers certainly helped me as the chat took my mind of the unmentionable s..... Nine miles of the walk was along the Grand Union canal which made for reasonably easy walking. There were also a number of pubs on the route and we took the opportunity to visit everyone of them. This resulted in the walk taking a fair time but the alcohol made sure that I didn't particularly mind!
I reached another milestone today - a total of 300 miles (now 311) which is almost one-third of the total journey. Just think, all that I need to do is to repeat what I have done - twice! The 300 came up in the almost appropriately named Norton Lindsey - I will contact the council to point out that Lindsay should be spelt with an A and not an E.
I have mixed news for those of you who have been awaiting news about the benefits of the extreme Lands End to John O'Groats diet. The bad news is that my weight is exactly the same as it was 311 miles ago. The good news is therefore that if you are looking to lose weight there is no need to feel guilty about not planning to walk the length of Britain. I feel as though I have eaten huge amounts since 5 May and so there could be hope for anyone who would like to eat as much as possible and not put weight on - just walk 20 miles a day!
Thanks to everyone who has posted comments on the blog, on facebook or sent me emails of support. Your good wishes certainly help me in my crazy quest. you may have noticed that there is now a counter on the blog which records the number of visits to the blog. This has been in place only since Wednesday and has almost reached 400 - this is fantastic and it is great that there are so many people out there who are interested in my exploits.
The KBW's for the last 2 days;-
John, Graham and Jean for transport services.
Neil, Phil, Andy and Karen for services to drinking and walking.
In view of the state of my s... and the very high temperatures forecast for tomorrow I plan to have the day off. I will make the decision whether to walk on Monday tomorrow in consultation with Norman. Despite the current difficulties rest assured that I am still fully committed to finishing the walk.
"Walking is good for solving problems - it's like the feet are little psychiatrists." - Edward Weston
Cheers
Keith
