I walked with a different John today, also a local member of my Ramblers group, and he arrived at mine on his bike as he lives about 4 miles away. I think I know 8 Johns, which is ridiculous and must be an age thing.

The warm and windy weather of the last few days has helped dry up some of the mud, but there was still plenty that was too deep for comfort. The mud in the photo of me looks quite solid... but it wasn't! The tree handhold that I'd thought was good turned out to be loose bark, and I was very lucky not to fall sideways. I sent the photo to Mary to remind her of this.

Once home a good dose of stretching and a hot bath was in order, I'm walking with the other John tomorrow...

12.5 miles
779 feet elevation gain