What a lovely day we have had! Ian and Carol joined us early this morning. Carol walked all the way to Newcastle with The Walker and myself and Ian joined us for a couple of miles as well. We didn't miss the fantastic views even though we were catching up on a lot of family stuff as we walked! Carol had walked 22 miles for charity yesterday, so it was most impressive that she was still tripping up the hills easily! Pub was shut, unfortunately, but we hastened back to 'The George and Dragon' at Knighton and had a tasty lunchtime meal.
River Teme at Knighton
We then shopped for barbecue food in Harry Tuffin's Supermarket - never heard of them before but it was an unusual place, a bit like a warehouse but still a shop. Maybe they are a popular store here but it was well disguised as just a small place. An Aladdin's cave!
Excellent barbecue to finish the day (after we had tested the pitch and putt on the campsite) and we were sad to see them go. Back to normality tomorrow!
From Bernie:
Today's walk 7.3 miles : Cumulative 416.4 miles
Newcastle, Shropshire, that is! I'm not in that much of a rush!
Run out of superlatives for the Offa's Dyke Path - good job I'm turning off in a few days! A few steep climbs this morning but the reward was the most impressive remains of Dyke & Bank on Llanfair Hill.
Teme Valley from Panpunton Hill
Ran into hundreds of sheep penned up on the track just before Llanfair Hill - fortunately, my experience as a sheep rustler proved invaluable & we survived the encounter. It's surprising how many lambs can be squashed into a backpack!
Had planned a lunchtime pub stop in Newcastle but with 'The Crown' closed & a lovely afternoon in prospect we gave way to temptation & returned to Knighton to shop for a barbecue - no, lamb wasn't on the menu!
Beer of the Day: Evan Evans Bitter from Llandeilo - curiously, the small brewery is owned by Simon Buckley, a descendant of yesterday's Reverend James! Smooth, pleasant but unremarkable.
Highlight of the Day: our end of the day banquet at Daisy Banks Camping Site! Welsh Dragon sausages (pork & chilli), chicken & beef burgers from Tuffins' butchers & peppered pork steaks. Some bottled 'Reverend James', 'Black Fox' cider & bubbly - need to be up early tomorrow to walk all of this off! Thanks to Ian & Carol, our second visitors - great to see you & to walk with you!
Trevor: thanks for the update & glad you & the boys are still with us!
Andy: having spent a week walking 'up' Offa's Dyke Path I'm inclined to agree with both you & Treebeard though the wind does seem to be pushing me up the hills now...
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