Monday, October 19, 2009

Day 7 Chew Green to Wooler

























WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!

Sorry but I'm getting really excited now this is looking really good.

The day started at 7.00am from Chew Green the biggest and most strenuous section of the walk. Fellow walkers for this important leg were Peter Bernhart, Alan Rodham, Nigel Davison, and Graeme Bunn (I hope I've got the names correct) They all started off in the dark with mist down to the ground making their way along the border ridge passing such famous places as Lamb Hill, Beefstand Hill, Mozzie Law, Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle and finally Cheviot all in very poor visibility and very very cold and windy...A Man's section!

Anyone who was out walking yesterday may have seen a Dutch plated land rover type vehicle with what looked like a pair of mercenaries in it. Our car passed them as it went dark on our way off the military ranges wondering what they were up to. Well Andy and the guys came across them camped up on the Pennine Way today, goodness knows what they were up to?

I digress! The guys descended down Cheviot and onwards toward Wooler and the Tankerville Arms for food refreshments hot bath and bed. Andy reported tonight that the leg took 11 hours in pretty grim weather conditions. What a bloody brilliant effort by all involved! I know this was a big psychological section for Maidwell but he's cracked it and now it almost seems like a leisurely walk to Holy Island. Bloody well done lads!

I'm told photos to follow

JW

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