Sun 29th Nov 2009 - Leg 2 : Wallington to Willian 11.4 miles

On Sunday morning at 9.30 a.m. President David and I with our leader Jim Webb and Sandra Scott returned to Wallington having parked one car at Manor Farm car park near Willian. On the way we picked up Sandra’s mum, Carol, near Sandon. The awful overnight weather improved so that we started off in the dry.

Underfoot we were constantly coping with sodden fields and pools.

We visited the churchyard at Weston to pay our respects to the legendary giant Jack-O-Legs whose remains rest in the graveyard. He was a robber of travellers who before he was executed by the men of Baldock requested to be buried wherever his arrow, which he shot from his bow, fell. His arrow glanced off the church tower at Weston and landed in the churchyard. Some feat as Baldock is three miles away!

Killing time in the churchyard allowed us to arrive just as The Red Lion opened at noon. Fortunately we were carrying our own vitals and only needed ale from this sad pub. We were its only customers.

There was little of note as we progressed from Weston to Chesfield except for-

Before Gravely we had great views of Stevenage and the Lister Hospital through the falling rain. It came down quite heavily for thirty minutes but after 2.00ish it eased up enough for us to be able to converse with one another again. We were relieved finally to reach the car at Willian at 3.45 in pretty murky weather. We had a sense of achievement and felt we had well and truly earned our sponsorship.

Only another 170 miles to go......

John Kelly