Day 50: rest day and summary of first 50

I had a very lovely long lie in this morning which was a real treat. I eventually got out of bed around 10 am and then went for a full veggie breakfast at Morrisons. The staff were having a nightmare as the coffee machines had stopped working. The staff were all in a tizzy.

I went back to Priscilla in the pouring rain. I filled Priscilla with fuel only for the diesel to spew out of the hose all over the car keys and my hands!! The smell has lingered for the rest of the day!

Then I made my way to Caernarfon and parked up at Asda. I then spent couple of hours in Costa reading my guidebook of the Wales Coastal path, which was a real treat. I haven’t managed to do this yet. I spent the afternoon planning my route for the next few days as I’ve needed to readjust things. I grabbed a bite to eat and then went for a walk around this walled city, which was beautiful at night time with all the Christmas decorations lit up.

There are lots of quaint little shops here too. It was a Friday night so lots of people seemed to be out and about celebrating Christmas early.

At last it feels much milder. However, I’ve looked at tomorrow’s weather forecast and it’s pretty grim!

I bought a Santa hat to get into the spirit and did an instagram post summarising the first 50 days. It went something like this.

Day 50! Of walking 5000 miles in 365 days. I’ve now completed 700 miles in 40 days walking and 10 rest days. I’ve crossed borders Scotland to England at Gretna and England to Wales at Flint. I’ve walked 500 miles to Blackpool where I danced on stage in Blackpool Tower Ballroom with my Fitsteps family which was amazing. I’ve crossed the Mersey on a Ferry and of course I sang. I’ve had 7 support teams so far. Thanks guys I couldn’t have done it without you. I’ve had lots of blisters and sore feet and now have a sore shin. I’ve fallen once, yesterday on black ice, almost been cut off by the tide and had a couple of incidents with dogs in farmyards! But I’m still on schedule and ready for the next 4300 miles in 310 days!!!