Miles walked: 3.8
Miles to date: 238.4
Rest day, yippee! Really good night’s sleep (except for being woken up by the rain and thunder, but I enjoyed listening to it before I fell back to sleep again), and woken up with a cup of tea in the morning, then fed coffee and bacon sandwiches. Good one bro!
Treat of the day was a sports massage with the lovely Jo Dalton at the Langport Physiotherapy Practice. Oh my goodness that was amazing! Rather painful at points – my legs and butt are seriously tight – but definitely needed, and I think I will try to fit one in where I can on future rest days!
I had just under 4 miles to make up after yesterday so after meeting dad for a drink at lunch he dropped me back where I left off and I had a gentle stroll along the River Parrett back into Langport. It was great to walk without the pack and the weather was somewhat moody which I love, although it was still muggy despite the storms!
My feet were feeling good but even without the pack I felt tired, so the 19 miles to Wells tomorrow is going to be interesting, especially as I’ll have a bit extra weight from another supply of nutrition being dropped off!
Today I saw some herons, swans, buzzards, curious cows and a red-tailed bumblebee nest in a hole in the ground. No kingfishers today though, which was a shame, as I know there are some on the river. No stinging nettles either, but that was a definite plus!
In the evening I got to see my nephew which was great, and then mum took us out for steak, yum! I was falling asleep over dinner so after packing up my bag as much as I could in order to make an early-ish start in the morning, it’s off to bed!