Weather: oh dear! Wet at the start, damp in the middle, wet at the end (sounds like a lurid sex film)
Find of the walk: The Incredible Hulk - who had been suckered off!!
Length of walk: about 10 miles, apparently.
Walking today were: Farty (who, living up to her name, had apparently done a spectacular fall into some bracken, a few days ago, losing her glasses. however, they were retrieved the next day). Token Bloke, Wheezy (the cold/cough is nearly gone now) Wendy No hills, 12 legs, and yours truly.
The Hedgehog hosts are very accommodating, so parking there is no problem. We set off in the rain, at 1045, and at 11 we stopped for a two-minute silence by a farm gate. This done, the walk continued through varied and interesting countryside, and no big hills to climb, much to Wend's delight , and comfort. Talking of which, there are plenty of places to relieve oneself on this route.
We found numerous fungi, some of which was photographed by t.b. - (I am going out with a mushroom tonight, he seems like a really fun guy - ha ha ha ha ha.) We walked near the Cheshire/Heatherly homes, Rowfant House,
a monastery, which conveniently rang its bell as we passed, and we noted the 'retreat' huts in the grounds. A quick stop in Crawley Down, to get a coffee in the deli, and marvel at the cheeses on display, and the meat next door.Most of the stiles were slippery, and members invented ways of climbing over and around them. We thought we were doing o.k. on the livestock front, until we found a field of some pretty big b---ers, and two of the 12 legs was last seen vaulting fences and heading off into the distance at an impressive olympic pace - but we found her again! later on we saw lllllllllllamas, and Minnie Meee did a spectacular job of trying to round up some unsuspecting quail and pheasants.
A lot of variety on this walk- in fact, it seemed to have a bit of everything. On our return, the food at the pub was excellent, especially as two mains cost £10. The pie of the day, had a blow-up topping, and the ham was pink and healthy, just like us!
Next Walk: Tuesday 17th November - The Plough, Leigh. We shall be walking the alternate route, so we may see some more llllllllllllllllllamas. ALSO
POSSIBLY Thursday 19th November - things are hotting up!
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