And so the days have come and gone, it was back in August 2012 that I decided to do the Coast to Coast, and it all begins tomorrow! I feel like I still have loads to do before we set off in the morning so I can't spend all day blogging. Thanks to Kath at work I was in touch with Don, a keen walker who lives in Sleights. Sympathetic to our cause he had offered to let us camp in his garden in on the last night of the walk. Having spoken to him for a second time last night he very kindly 'upgraded' us for free and is allowing is to spend the night in his vacant flat. Very generous! I agreed I would pick the keys up from him so, along with Dad and Ged, we paid a visit to Sleights. It was a lot bigger than we thought, and it wasn't too hard to find Don's garage, with flat above. We stuck our heads into the garage and knocked on the office door. Out came Don, in his overalls, to show us around. I'm guessing he was in his 70s, but still a keen walker and working 6 days a week, what a hero! We had the tour and then thanked him, told him we would see him in nearly a fortnight!
We had parked in the pub car park over the road (how convenient?) and so thought it be rude not to check it out. It was a typical poky little country pub, but the barmaid was very welcoming. We had told her of our exploits and that we would certainly be making an appearance a week on Friday. We asked if there was anything on that night to which she replied "as long as you're drinking you can do whatever you like". What an invitation! So, if you're in Sleights next Friday, come to the Plough Inn for their ukulele onesie night. Sleights won't know what's hit it. I can see it now - a dinosaur, monkey and parrot walk into a bar.... Not quite sure if we will be in a ukulele onesie frame of mind by then but we will certainly call in for a drink!
Must dash now - stuff to sort out! Don't forget to keep an eye on this blog for next two weeks, and if you haven't made your donation yet (we're not doing this for fun!), you can do so at www.justgiving.com/danwoodgate.
Ta very much, see you in 12 days!
We had parked in the pub car park over the road (how convenient?) and so thought it be rude not to check it out. It was a typical poky little country pub, but the barmaid was very welcoming. We had told her of our exploits and that we would certainly be making an appearance a week on Friday. We asked if there was anything on that night to which she replied "as long as you're drinking you can do whatever you like". What an invitation! So, if you're in Sleights next Friday, come to the Plough Inn for their ukulele onesie night. Sleights won't know what's hit it. I can see it now - a dinosaur, monkey and parrot walk into a bar.... Not quite sure if we will be in a ukulele onesie frame of mind by then but we will certainly call in for a drink!
Must dash now - stuff to sort out! Don't forget to keep an eye on this blog for next two weeks, and if you haven't made your donation yet (we're not doing this for fun!), you can do so at www.justgiving.com/danwoodgate.
Ta very much, see you in 12 days!