The End is Nigh

Not the end of the world, hopefully, just the end of our Offa's Dyke walk. Today we did what felt like a marathon, but wasn't quite. We were delivered back to Whitecastle where we'd finished walking yesterday, at 9.10 and we proceeded to yomp the first 11 miles into Monmouth getting there before 1.00 p.m. (It was quite easy walking!) On the way the path took us through a new type of scenery, apple Orchards for Bulmers Cider ...


Monmouth itself took us into some even more novel scenery i.e. The Offa's Dyke path runs right along the High Street ...


It made a change to encounter a plethora of refreshment facilities during the day so we took full advantage and enjoyed a coffee on a riverside terrace and then an unhealthy lunch of a Mr Whippy ice cream.

The afternoon's leg should have been a further 7 miles to take us up to a grand total of 18 miles but, as always seems to happen, we managed to do a bit more and the final total was 19.5 miles. The going was harder with some big, double chevrons ups (and downs) and by the time we arrived at this evening's destination of The Florence Hotel we were definitely flagging. Still, once again we are rewarded by excellent accommodation. We don't actually know where we are, but we appear to have no neighbours and be just the other side of the road to the River Wye. Just look at the view from our bedroom window ...


... We can see the river from our bed, from the bathroom and from our little sitting area a step up from the lounge - how lucky we are! And not knowing where we are doesn't matter as we haven't got to go anywhere - our hosts are cooking for us. As it is our final night in guest accommodation we're treating ourselves to 3 courses; we think we've earned it.

We believe we've got about 14 miles to do tomorrow to the trail's end at Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow, but we seem to have come so far today it hardly seems possible.

Thanks Aunty M for all your comments on our posts - they have encouraged us no end.

Lots of love, George, Yorkie and Gio xxx

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