Day 42- Bath to Midsomer Norton
Actual distance 17.97km or 11.16miles (or the length of 9215.4 of the 3 man tents we have been using during this trip)
Total Ascent 297m (or the height of 742.5 red foxes)
Staying with 1st Midsomer Norton Scout Group
Following the luxury of sleeping in an actual bed for the night, we were treated to an amazing breakfast cooked by Jonny, making us all feel totally spoilt. We left the Gibbons to continue preparing for the village fete, finishing off cake decorating and importantly finalising how each entry was to be displayed. We hope you did really well girls!
Having said a sad goodbye we headed back to Dundas Aquaduct in Monkton Combe to meet up with The Wiskin family who were joining us for the day. We set out and circumnavigated the car park before finding the correct path to take. We ambled along in the warm August weather following route 24 which mainly ran along another disused railway line. We passed some spectacular houses as we chatted and walked.
Just as we entered Wellow it started to rain very lightly, so we headed into the Fox and Badger in Wellow for a drink and lunch. Whilst we were sitting in the pub garden the kids suddenly started giggling and pointed. We turned around and watched a man climbing out of a skylight onto the roof. He happily waved, fixed a tile on the roof, then rather awkwardly half climbed, half fell back through the window again!
We continued on, making our goal of Midsomer Norton with enough time for the younger ones to find another playground. As we approached tonight’s base we found our next support crew- Jennies Mum and Dad, Elaine and Phil just outside. We then had the lovely surprise of finding our last support crew, Emma and Niall had unloaded our wet washing and wet tents before they left and hung them up to dry from the horrendous soaking they received in Tetbury when we were packing them away!
Home cooked bolognaise was served, along with a homemade delayed joint-Birthday cake for Hattie and Ollie, and some delayed birthday presents from the family!
