Day 6
It was an ongoing 24-hour debate between us; Should we walk or not? How hard would it rain? How windy would it get? How wet would we be by the time we reached Wotton-Under-Edge?
Having walked in miserable weather several times in the past, the memories were clear, so in the end we wimped out. At 9:00 A.M. we hoisted our packs and set off to find the bus that would rescue us from the soggy day ahead.
Consequently, we don’t have much to show for ourselves today. We arrived in Wotton-Under-Edge, a market town near the southern edge of the Cotswolds, just before noon. In less than three hours we were checked into our hotel room with the heater cranked up, sipping a cup of tea. Three hours would have seen us not quite halfway through our 14-mile walking day…in the rain.
As we gazed out the window of our Swan Hotel room, we patted ourselves on the back, trying to convince ourselves we hadn’t cheated but had made the right decision. I rinsed some clothes out and enjoyed an afternoon of not having to do anything. Reg found a barber and got a haircut…pretty boring stuff.
We wandered across the street to check out the Star Inn (established in 1512) and decided to have dinner. It felt very much like a locals pub…in other words, we stuck out like a couple of sore thumbs. Reg got a lesson in the proper way to drink whiskey from a gentleman sitting at the bar, the food was good and the atmosphere authentic. Be sure to open the last photo and read the history…it’s pretty interesting.
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