10 miles walked today
455 miles walked in total
(average 12.63)
I had a lay in at Sheila and Alan’s this morning
until quarter to nine – lovely.
Consequently, I didn’t start until ten thirty. The weather has been very mild, starting out
quite overcast but quickly becoming glorious.
I’ve seen lots of walkers out today with their packs and walking sticks.
Grain village is very small and seems to have a
huge population of young kids, all of whom were playing out in the street. Because it’s very flat, you get the full
benefit of seeing the four power stations on this stretch of coast. Not a view I’d like from my living room
window. Still, each to their own.
Because of the flooding, it’s been all roads again
and, unfortunately, the road I was walking on was the one I’d driven in
on. Things started to look up at Stoke,
however, as I started to use the side roads through the villages. It was very peaceful, despite the gun fire
from the ranges and there were some brilliant views over to Sheppey.
Hoo was very pretty and was full of horses. I also spotted a mad magpie who was leaping
from one horse’s back to another, unfortunately never sitting still long enough
for a photo opportunity. (I was on a
mission today to practise with my new camera and its huge zoom!)
Upnor was very pretty – with lots of boats about
and lots of people visiting the pubs for Sunday lunch. I stopped at Upnor Castle
I got chatting to a couple who said pedestrians
could cross at the first bridge over the Medway. What a relief! They also told me to eat at the Rochester
Cathedral restaurant – good food at bargain prices apparently!
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