Hmmm … Did I mention I got three blisters on my heels yesterday in the usual place. It seems it doesn’t matter what I do but I always get them. I’m accustom to it now but it makes going up hill particularly slow while I try to avoid sharps pushes on my toes that rip the skin off my heels.
Today was a shorter day as we got a lift back to the spot where we’d overshot the mark yesterday – Redbrook. We had a fine morning but the heavens opened up about lunch time when we were in Monmouth. Not too heavy though and the walking was easy – even when limping badly. Monmouth really reveres Lord Nelson. It appears he visited here twice to check on timber for his ships from the Forest of Dean.
We are out on a farm tonight so even our evening meal was provided for us. All good.
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- Monument to Nelson’s naval victories on the Kymin – ridge above Monmouth
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- Looking down on Monmouth from the Kymin
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- Rod and I in walking rain gear – we realised we look like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum as we both have black we tweather trousers, blue rain coats, black peaked caps and blue rain covers for our day ruckies. We are becoming one of those couples who dress the same!
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- Main square of Monmouth
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- Statue of Mr Rolls ( of Rolls Royce fame) in Monmouth where he was born. Behind him on the Shire Hall facsade is Henry V who was also born here in the Monmouth Castle
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- The only gate on a bridge of its kind in Britain
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- Our lovely B&B for tonight – Old Hendre Farm