I've definitely had it with Compeed now. Sure, they protect your blister from the friction of the boot whilst walking, but you need to cover them with tape to stop them moving or sticking to your sock like glue, but the worst thing is that when you try to remove them at the end of the day, they have stuck to your skin so strongly that pulling them off removes the skin from the blister as well, and that hurts. So instead, today, after spending a night worrying about if I was going to be able to make it through today and how many Nurofen I have got left, I decided to just put a non sticky bit of plaster over the blister and tape it down well.
I set off pretty gingerly for the first few miles, but soon I'd forgotten all about it and just got on with the walking. Taking it off again at the end of the day was also a breeze, so Compeed is now history.
The walk today also turned out to be one of the best of the trip so far. Leaving Crediton behind, we wove a route through minor lanes in a generally Westerly direction. With all the traffic drawn off to the A30, the lanes were as quiet as anything we have experienced since the Scottish Borders region, with only the local postal van making an occasional appearance. With the weather much cooler and no stile hopping to slow us down, the 21 Miles to Okehampton flew by, passing picturesque villages like Yeoford and Spreyton where we stopped for coffee, it was a really nice day, we enjoyed it so much that the significance of passing the 1000 Mile point completely passed us by.
Accommodation for tonight is Okehampton Youth Hostel, which is fine. We were seriously considering ditching the tents at this stage, but with a brutal 35 Mile day across Bodmin Moor looming, I think we'll keep them a bit longer.
I set off pretty gingerly for the first few miles, but soon I'd forgotten all about it and just got on with the walking. Taking it off again at the end of the day was also a breeze, so Compeed is now history.
The walk today also turned out to be one of the best of the trip so far. Leaving Crediton behind, we wove a route through minor lanes in a generally Westerly direction. With all the traffic drawn off to the A30, the lanes were as quiet as anything we have experienced since the Scottish Borders region, with only the local postal van making an occasional appearance. With the weather much cooler and no stile hopping to slow us down, the 21 Miles to Okehampton flew by, passing picturesque villages like Yeoford and Spreyton where we stopped for coffee, it was a really nice day, we enjoyed it so much that the significance of passing the 1000 Mile point completely passed us by.
Accommodation for tonight is Okehampton Youth Hostel, which is fine. We were seriously considering ditching the tents at this stage, but with a brutal 35 Mile day across Bodmin Moor looming, I think we'll keep them a bit longer.
Yeoford in the morning.
Statistics
Distance: 20.4 Miles
Moving Time: 6 Hours 52 Mins
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