The Official Certificate of the Pennine Way
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Sunday, 25 October 2009
Day 18 - Byrness to Cheviots
The Cairn Around Blackhall Hill,Windy up there so this stood as good shelter.
Watch where you walk in the Cheviots, its military training grounds up there.We also heard from a local that a gentleman took his horse up there once and it sank in the marshes, and they couldnt pull it out.
So if you can avoid millatry debris / the ground sinking beneath your feet, you'll be fine in the Cheviots
Day 15 - Greenhead to Steel Rigg
(L-R) Dan, Andy Katherine, Emma, Geoff
Twice Brewed Inn,
We stayed at Once Brewed Youth Hostel, Drank at the Twice Brewed Pub, there was a local band called Thrice Brewed, but i think me and Andrew were Fith-teenth brewed by this stage.
Geoff (Newmarsh?), AKA Mr TA, pictured on the right had been with us since Day 1 and become a friend and mentor / father figure. I found some notes of how we described him ....
Mr TA,
Jolly Good Champ, Spiffing Bloke, Well educated, groomed to perfection, military trained, steady but sure, presise planning, camoflage rucksack, camel tank included, mentor to others, friendly rival, loves a walk at the end of a days walk !, manly handshake, applauded my top athletic abilities, appearence of a model from the reggata winter clothing catalogue, devoted huisband, B15 bomber fanatic.
him and his wife looked a million bucks at the end of each day, where as me and andy looked like two sewer rats.
Day 14 - Alston to Greenhead
There are a lot of farm fields on this stretch. Be Carefull.
I was walking on the pathed route, but due to rain, puddles had flooded some of the path. I accidently stepped off the path to the right and fell 5 foot into a ditch ,where cow muck, soil and stagnent water had created a pool of water against the slabs of the path. I had to hoist myself out of this pool back onto the path. It was like getting out of a swimming pool. But i was covered from foot to head in this stenching mix.
The Sun then came out out and it all dried to my clothes and skin. I got fully cleaned at the Greenhead youth hostel. and laughed about it later.
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