Two More Sleeps!

Well, we're nearly there - only 2 days to go. We spent yesterday evening at Richard's - watching him struggling to fit everything into his pack. Four hours later and the pile on the living room floor was still bigger than the rucksack and Richard was forced to rethink. Out came the 32 inch flat-screen TV, the 3 sets of waterproofs, the luxury, nickel plated, Jamie Oliver cook-set consisting of 12 pans, a cruet set, steamer, slow cooker, egg poacher, a Ken Hom wok,  and a year's subscription of Britney Spears Weekly (Simon's quiet groans didn't go unnoticed - I suspect he realised that his entire collection of Canal Boat Beauties was destined to a similar fate). Another hour later and most of the stuff was in the sack. Both Richard's and Russ's sacks weighed in at a fraction under 20 kilos - we await Simon's final weigh in sometime today.

So, our plan is to meet up for a farewell drink tomorrow (Thursday) evening at the Olde Royal Oak in Bitteswell - do come along and join us if you're at a loose end. We plan to leave home just after 6am on Friday morning - Dawn has kindly offered to drop us off at Rugby station and, if all trains are on time, we should roll in to Prestatyn around 0930, allowing us time for a full English and a dip in the Irish Sea before setting off proper bound for Sedbury Cliffs some 177 miles down the road.

If you haven't yet sponsored us, please have a look at our sponsorship page - we'll collect the money when we've finished the walk. If you live some distance away, you can always drop a cheque in the post - I'll provide my address for those who would prefer to do that when we get back - just let me know via the comment box on the sponsorship page.

And of course, we will be updating the blog as we walk and will include photos where possible.