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Day 7 Housedean Farm to Alfriston

South Downs Way Day 7.Another 15 miler today, courtesy of a 1 mile off route to the campsite, we laugh in the face of another mile 😆 Definitely a day of 2 halves.Packed up and left our campsite to the sounds of wailing sirens on the main road outside the campsite, fire engines, police, ambulancesContinueContinue reading “Day 7 Housedean Farm to Alfriston”

Day 6 Truleigh Hill to Housedean Farm

Day 6. I know you’re excited for this… 🤣14.29 miles, 5 hrs 59 walking. Someone please order 2 new pairs of feet for us, please! (do Amazon deliver here?)Kim is leading the blister division by a couple of points, 9 to 7, I dare say I’ll do my best to catch her up..Left YHA TruleighContinueContinue reading “Day 6 Truleigh Hill to Housedean Farm”

Day 4 Cocking to Amberley

Day 4. And we thought yesterday was hot… 12.6 miles, 4 hours 52 walking timeTreated to a fab sunset last night and a reasonably good sleep in the tent. Took ages to pack everything away, so we didn’t leave until 8.15.The obligatory 1 mile uphill to start the day and get the legs burning. AContinueContinue reading “Day 4 Cocking to Amberley”

Day 3 Buriton to Cocking

Day 3. Whose idea was this?!🤣 Crazy heat today. 12.5 miles, 1,644 feet of elevation, Buriton to Cocking.Nearly broke both of us today… We left at 8.15 with half mile uphill out of town back to the trail, and then more uphill. The tracks were hard, stony, chalky and seemed to just attract the heat.ContinueContinue reading “Day 3 Buriton to Cocking”

Long hike with backpacks

We decided it was time to do a long hike and start increasing the carrying weight to simulate what we would be doing for real by carrying all our gear. My backpack was probably around 7kgs and Kim had a weighted vest around 4kgs. The new Vango Sherpa backpack I had purchased was actually quiteContinueContinue reading “Long hike with backpacks”

First time pitching a tent!

Finally some warm, sunny weather (a bonus for March!) so I decided it was time to get the tent out and set it up. First time ever pitching a tent! I have to say it was all pretty straightforward, although I confess to having watched a few YouTube videos of others putting up the sameContinueContinue reading “First time pitching a tent!”