Another good days wslking. We found two churches that were open and welcomed weary walkers. Kettles for hot drinks and biscuits and chocolaye bard were on offer along with a comfy pew and a few quiet words with God.
On trail today we met Bob from Perth and the Monk again and saw our first mole, albiet it dead one. They are smaller than I imagined.
It was another nice 26km walk to Kington without getting lost too much.
We had planned on sleeping at the old race course just before the town of Kington. I had slept in the Hokitika Racecourse but Kay hadn’t had such an experience yet however as the last race was in about 1885, there was nothing left to see, let alone shelter under. No doubt the locals had pilferred all the stones there too.
So we carried on into town planning on a church yard or the sports grounds for our camp spot. We found out later that the Monk had a good camp spot at the sports grounds.
The church came first and was more than adequate. We slept in a church grounds along side their compost bins Another St Marys. We were near a tap and were able to catch the last of the sun for the day as we cooked our noodle dinners. I had some minestone soup mixed into mine tonighy for a nice change. We carried a bench seat over to sit and enjoy the evening before our 7.30 bedtime. 9 hours of walking means we are ready by then.
A few dog walkers came by after we retired and as we packed up in the morning. They were quite accepting of us being there.
Is staying in church grounds pretty normal over there? Sounds very convenient! 😊
Yes a good place to stay but most have been during our day rather than at the end of it.
I’m enjoying following your progress. Quite envious of your walking days as I speed up and down the UK motorways catching up with family all over the place! Karen have you got a new tent? Doesn’t look like your Z Packs one. Glad the churchyards are accommodating 😊