Nightmare! The morning walk to dover was pleasant and uneventful. Dropped stuff at hotel and charged battery. Popped to wetherspoons for endless tea and american breakfast and then went to buy ticket. No foot passengers allowed. Stroppy woman on security desk chosen for her withering stare told me to phone p&o on the phone they …
Decided to get going early. Had slept well. Tent heating up. No reason to stay there. Walked a handful of miles to only shop of the day. Bought orange juice and newspaper and read in the sun for a bit. Cos id set off so early i had a lot of time to kill today. …
Woke up late in my lovely field fully rested after a full night of sleep, one in which russell howard told me im not talented, but i knew that already. Carries on the excellent pilgrims way, ducking into Charing for a cup of tea and a scone, another transaction that turned out ro be declined …
Terrible night’s sleep. The inflatable mattress, which has been slowly deflating, finally gave up. No insulation from floor, very cold, and very lumpy. No sleep until the sun came up. Luckily found that only 5 miles away is the centre of Maidstone and a mountain warehouse. Also good because original root lacked any food. Went …
An annoying day. Loads of road walking with massive hedges to block the view. Then loads of steep up and downs a la cornwall. No views at the top and then back down again. Walked through New Ash Green, which seemed like a rural council estate, but one that was well maintained by the council, …
Lazy start, going by half ten. Not a particularly long day and so i had time to kill. Stopped in wetherspoons in bexleyhill or is it bexleyheath? Only intended to drink them dry of tea for the price of one cup but then also had a mini pizza for lunch. Afternoon weather improved. Not long …
Nice lie in. Decided i needed to do something and so wandered to wetherspoons in welling (no, me neither) and had a lazy afternoon, reading the paper, eating a pizza and drinking a few low cost beer. On the way there i saw a lass in what locked liked a 1950s baby outfit, pink and …
Got a decent amount of sleep. In the late hours various rabbles would be unleashed on the streets to shriek but they never came near to me. Probably got 5 hrs. As soon as light, packed up and away. Strange to see a city at that time of day. Got a 0730 bacon sandwich at …
Took as long as i could at the hotel before forcing myself out the world. St Albans was in the throes of some sort of international food market. Seems like a nice place. Set off walking and soon passed over the M25, the beginning of London. Soon after was arsenal and watford’s training grounds. Watford’s …
After some weird bird like barking in last nights woods it was a very long deep sleep. Got moving by half 9. Across a gold course and into lovely caddington and a breakfast stop at Nice baps, clearly run by a woman still terrified of covid, given that the door was sealed off and no …
