Well after my last walk up The Cheviot in June, resulting in 'injuries', I've attempted a few trial walks around the block which resulted in failure. A week gone Sunday managed a very slow 2 1/2 mile stroll around riverbanks, suffered too much to get much sleep. But last Sunday managed another slow stroll around riverbanks, 5 1/2 miles this time, no real problems afterwards! Desperate to get back out again, yesterday decided to try a late afternoon tester along a bit of 'The Wall', I've got a gap to fill on Hadrians Wall Eastwards from Housesteads towards the farm, just past Milecastle 35. Rang to check car park opening hours first. It was busier than expected, car park almost full, why is it always blowing a hoolie up to the Wall, you get up top and it's much calmer!
The walk was really quiet, once on 'The Wall Way', although met some interesting folk to chat to, really missed that!
Weather was canny, could clearly see The Cheviots on one side and down to Cross Fell (I believe); wind got up on the way back, blowing cap off number of times, then a build up of cloud but no rain!
A walker had lost his sole or a soulless walker!
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Of course legs started to have problems but not too severe, had a reasonable nights sleep apart from being awoken by my snoring!
Then at 7.30am this morning I could hear a noise outside the front of the house, too early for the bin men. As it continued got up to have a gander; at first though it was an ambulance outside, but it was a police van. Two police officers were standing over a man lying on the ground covered in a blue blanket, signs of bodily fluids running from him down the path. Shortly afterwards they were all gone; although a bit strange for that time of the day, guess it may have been a well known drunk!
