Walk the Wight

By way of a change from the usual politicking I indulge, this post is of a more personal nature and is about Sunday the 12th of May's 'relaxation'. An annual event on the Isle of Wight is a 26 mile sponsored walk in aid of the Earl Mountbatten hospice. It starts at Bembridge in the east and ends at The Needles in the west and took just short of ten and a half hours to complete, but that does allow for three twenty minute stops along the way for bacon butties and tea. For the first half the weather was fine and dry although rain was forecast for the afternoon. The met office was right and once past stage five at Mottistone the weather closed in. A few miles of horizontal rain was endured and my boots filled with water from the top! Ten miles later the end came as a welcome site and it was a joy to get those heavy and sodden boots off. Today my feet are mighty sore but it was for a good cause which makes the discomfort worthwhile. Big respect to all of my fellow walkers.