ANOTHER DAY OF WALKING FOR THE FUND RAISER

At last the wretched web site let me put a title in which failed miserably last night. I'll be looking at destinations and weather outlook for a film day either Thursday or Friday this week. The plan for next week starts Tuesday with Essex then Wednesday Ipswich and Norwich then Thursday I'm following up my trucking leads to Kings Lynn and then inland to a super place I spotted heading east last year. Hopefully the weather and hotels will tie in but it is a bank holiday here in England next Monday so that sometimes pushes up prices and hotel availability, I'm sure though that weather permitrting I'll get it done. The Friday will be another walking day. This Saturday I want to get the formal parts of my course at Chester university kicked off and Sunday afternoon and Monday are pencilled in as gardening days.

Todays hike took us by car to our last point at Congleton railway station we followed the canal out of Congleton and headed by various set paths and walks on old railways via Rudyard Lake to Leek where we will resume next Friday week and walk on from Leek to Illam. That becomes the start of the set pilgrimage the second weekend in September taking us in 39 miles over three days to Eyam.  In all we'll have done about 78 miles which is a lot short of the 120 I did last year from Cumbria to Cheshire and so far a much more relaxed walk, my training was zero this time and my special athletic diet- cake and ice cream. It was misty to start but warmed up and came out sunny at Rudyard lake, the 7.25" gauge railway wasn't running despite saying 'trains today', perhaps it kicked off in the afternoon. One long stretch and passing loop as far as I could see.

I'm still on with the DVD editing, I've Kiev trams/trolleys and trucks to do that's four volumes then I also want to get the Lymm trucks sorted from yesterday. I hope to be up to date with everything listed this weekend before East Anglia. I need to get the walk photos ready for a display at St Oswalds on Sunday morning to encourage people top join the main event. Tonights photos start with today's walk from Congleton to Leek.

Lets now look at some buses at Lathalmond on Sunday