Diary: May, 22

Continued.. 3/3

5th

I woke pitched along the Cotswold Way, just a mile North of Alderly.

I've never seen Dandilions so thick with flying seed as I have at this location.

Ascending a hill along the Cotswold Way I noticed some pretty awesome trees.

And plenty of Wild Garlic..

Arriving at the top of the hill, I stopped to take a quick look at Blackquarries Hill Long Barrow.

The Cotswold Way led down into Wooton under Edge, I pass by many alternative type people on my way in, some were very ignorant. However I managed to purchase some food and drink from local shops in the town before leaving. I was also bothered by two men driving a fast car.

Walking through a field, a whole herd of heifers followed me, until their attentions became distracted by another person walking in the opposite direction. I've been distracted by the Banana Republic in a similar instance, having my path systematically crossed, for years.

Gaining some distance from the harrassment contained within Wotton-under-Edge I began to relax a little, enough to enjoy the surrounding countryside.

Keeping horses is a big part of life in this area of England, and the inhabitants of the countryside around here are friendly, and respectful, especially if you know how to behave around horses.

After walking through some woodland, I found the M6 motorway. Now it is just a walk up a hill, through a farm, past a dead cow and onto a busy road, where I would hitch a lift north after only a few minutes wait.

The first lift came from a guy who said he fixed lorries, he hid some sort of stash (wrapped into a plastic bag) into his door panel as he pulled up to picked me up. He dropped me off at a junction at Gloucester. The next lift from was a trade plater, he was Portuguese and took me up to a service station near Manchester.

Third and final lift was from a man heading towards Liverpool from Oxford, he had been working in the university city fitting an air conditioning system. He dropped me off at Junction 23 of the M6, I waited two hours in vain before the road became closed off by a road maintenance worker.

4th

Began another journey this morning, my friend drove me a few miles out of town, so I had a little head start South from nearby Ruskin Mill Farm Shop. I followed a footpath East, the flowers in the hedgerow were stunning.

3rd

Upgraded Unrealircd from 6.2 to 6.3 and Anope 2.10 to 2.11 for Hyper-Borea IRC Network. Use Chatroom or the following details to connect:

I only pay $7 a month to keep this online. You are welcome to create channels and utilise the server; let me know if you need any help.

2nd

Yesterday I waxed my tent with silicone spray named Nikwax (there are other brands). This helps to both preserve the life span of the tent from UV light eroding the material and also waterproofs. Tents keep out water, but the material still absorbs it, causing mould to grow as well as making the tent heavy to carry. So there is every reason to silicone your tent.

The park was quiet when I arrived, nobody about whatsoever. About ten to twenty minutes later the park was full of dog walkers and kids hanging out by a woodland that overlooked where I had pitched my tent, why does this always happen to me; my friend here says she gets the same thing happen to her also.

Lots of updating to do on my blog today, plus I am going to create a WordPress blog solely about my travels, after coded / updated into this blog when I have computer access; until I can purchase or find a laptop / tablet to enable me to code this website regularly. I also require a phone with a better camera; do you have an old unused phone you could give / post to me?