Well, probably the worst training walk we've had so far. Rachel was breaking in new boots, although they were changed for her comfy boots within two miles. (In fact, Rachel's boots came off four times for first aid that I counted - and I may have missed one or two episodes too!) My car had iced up so much I couldn't unlock it to get my walking boots, so ended up slip sliding along in my trainers. And Steve turned up without maps.
The paths were either very muddy or sheet ice, which didn't make for an easy day. And in fact Rachel nearly ended up in the drink - at Felbrigg while trying to see how safe the icy lake was! A missed photo opportunity there, I reckon.
The plan was to walk twenty-three miles, but after fifteen we decided to call it a day. Luckily, the support crew - in the shape of Stu and Amanda - were there to meet us at Blickling with sandwiches and cake and to take us to the pub when we declared that we were giving up. We were over an hour late getting to this "checkpoint" so our support crew now know not to believe any ETA's that we give them!
Good practice though - lots of lessons learned. And things can only get better!
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