OK, so we got both the sex and hair colour of the royal baby wrong, but we did get one thing right today, full wet weather gear. Yes, the waterproof trousers I have been waiting to use were definitely required today as we set off into the heavy rain and bolts of lightning this morning. The waterproof trousers were also very useful for barging a path through the massively overgrown sections of the Staffordshire Way that we encountered. Unfortunately, the rest of my gear didn't perform so well, my boots are letting in water, I'm not at all sure if they will see me to Land's End and my waterproof top leaks so much water that my phone got soaked and stopped working, so no camera for most of the day.
By midday, the rain had cleared and the difficult sections of the Staffs Way were replaced by a nice section of the Staffordshire to Worcester Canal, then onto the grounds of Shugborough Hall. The Staffs Way then takes you on a mad stretch of the A51, before entering Cannock Chase Park which involved navigating a maze of paths criss crossing the pleasant woodland. A final stroll along the canal brought us into Penkridge, our destination for the day.
Tim thinks the royal baby will be called Richard, and I think John.
By midday, the rain had cleared and the difficult sections of the Staffs Way were replaced by a nice section of the Staffordshire to Worcester Canal, then onto the grounds of Shugborough Hall. The Staffs Way then takes you on a mad stretch of the A51, before entering Cannock Chase Park which involved navigating a maze of paths criss crossing the pleasant woodland. A final stroll along the canal brought us into Penkridge, our destination for the day.
Tim thinks the royal baby will be called Richard, and I think John.
Don't mind the rain, could do without the lightning.
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Distance: 26.9 Miles
Moving Time: 9 Hours 01 Mins
Are you aware Cannock Chase has a dark history? Three youg girls were murdered, separately I think but by the same man, and the bodies dumped on the Chase. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your predictions of the royal baby, I assume you aren't bothering doing the lottery. And what is behind the suggestion of ginger hair? Surely not...
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