Apart from the news last night that the border fine looks like going to court all was well today. I think i stormed my first five miles just rehearsing my defence and generally being angry in the only way i know how, calmly. Today walked through farmland and by a river/canal with commercial barges sometimes …
Left early, soon after 9, because of crappy mid-afternoon forecast, not before noticing toilet roll dispensers are on outside of the cubicles here. Sure that means everyone taking far more than they might need. Set off and immediately saw another military grave (and then several more during the day). Some graves, no names. Were they …
Hopefully the last non-forward-moving day for a while. I got up mid-morning and walked to the shop and back (4 miles), buying a loaf, cheese, salami and that head pate which is more like jelly. Back to the site and showered, sometimes dressed to wash my stinky t-shirt. Kept the wet t-shirt on to dry …
Looking forward to getting going again. The leg’s feeling a lot better. This might actually work. I’ve put together a longer route to brussels, but one that has shorter days. If things go super well, I’ll revert to longer days. If my leg falls off, I’ll quit for a bit. Today nothing. Walked into bambecque …
Another slow day. I returned to paraphenalia to Juliet. She told me i was supposed to keep reapplying the clay mixture. But she also said that i had to throw away the old clay because it had absorbed the badness. I was thinking it worked because of its cooling properties, not because it was magic. …
Was getting quite excited about moving on. Then Ruben mentioned that he had a few more guests this weekend (public holiday). So i thought I’d better check if my next campsite had space. Not till sunday. So 3 more days of rest here, which might be a good thing. Not much else happened. Walked into …
Juliet brought around the magic clay, a grey-green paste. After shopping at the supermarket i applied the gunk. Tea towel, 1cm thick layer of clay, gauze added to leg. It got everywhere. It wasnt an unpleasant feeling but it hasnt made any difference. The leg swelling had gone this morning but returned after the 6km …
It rained. I stayed in my tent, eating cakes and tinned lentils, reading and playing puzzles. The leg is definitely getting better. And thats all that happened.
Nice day. Wandered into bambecque simply because i couldnt believe that it didnt have an ATM. It doesnt. The nearest one is 5 km as the cross flies. Aside from that i sat on my new chair and rested. In the evening juliet came over with biscot the dog (he’s biscotti coloured). She told about …
Leg test day. I walked the 2 miles to the nearest supermarket and back. It’s now swollen up again. Still, bought 3 days of food and so wont have to go again for a bit. Malcolm (St Albans) sent me a link about shin splints, which pointed to the realisation i probably already have a …
