Saturday 17th June
We made it to Ivanhoe Beacon, woihoo. Full update to follow tomorrow.
Sunday 11th June, Ogbourne St George to Hill Barn, Sparsholt Firs
No trail hunger for us, we couldn't manage all our dinner last night and definitely no dessert, which is always disappointing I find. Once we sorted out our rattly bedroom door we slept well enough. Breakfast was just what we wanted with lots of fresh fruit and yogurt plus toast and croissants, and once we sorted out that we had paid, collected our packed lunch we started walking at about 8:45. My only comment would be that not everyone is cut out to run a B and B! Today was our longest day, about 26kms from Ogbourne St George to very near Sparsholt Firs. Our aim was to arrive at 17:00, hoping that the 58% chance of thunder at 16:00 would be late. We meandered our way out of Ogbourne St George in the warm and sticky weather, then back up onto the Ridgeway. A lot has been written about accomodation on the Ridgeway as most of it entails going down and down to the villages, which then of course means up and up and up in the morning. Tonight's B and B is right on the Ri...
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