Knackered

That says it all, according to Randy. I had a shower when we arrived,and five minutes later, I was dead to the world.

Today after, what has become a habit now, a full English breakfast, put the pack together, and start walking. Stepped outside and bang 300 metres up that steep cobble stone street. The people here are incredibly meticulous. There are people cleaning, people painting a front fence,sanding and painting the top of the fence, absolutely amazing how proud these people are. Once you walk away from this unique village, the sun disappeared ,and rain took over. But like yesterday, it wasn’t long before sun and clouds were the order of the day. A couple from Austria in a panic were busily getting into wet weather gear as the rain was passing through. What started easy, like walking through meadows amongst the sheep and lambs, soon became difficult. Rugged rocky coastline, and gusty wind almost knocking you over didn’t make the very steep ascents and dangerous narrow descents any easier. At one point, I was reluctant to climb up a very steep cliff with steep fall offs on both sides. But you can’t go back, so you just keep going. By the time we finally reached Hartland quay, that breakfast was well and truly out of my system, and I was running on reserve. My trusty flask was empty and my legs were aching like I’d been kicked by a mule. The sad news is, we now have four kilometres walk inland to Hartland, to our accommodation, and tomorrow morning, we have to get back to restart our path walk. We walked into the Hartland quay hotel, and requested a taxi to take us to our accommodation,and the guy, without hesitation, grabbed his car keys and said  I’ll take you. Wow, how good is that? If I  had the energy, I would have kissed him. Probably lucky I didn’t, maybe we would be walking after all. When I woke from my very deep nap, Randy was already down in the bar, having a well earned drink. Straight after dinner, I was asleep in no time. The frightening thing is, tomorrow, apparently much the same, but five kilometres longer, before the path gets easier. In fact, the next stage is classed as one of the most difficult. Wish me luck.


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