was interested in a feature on Countryfile this evening where the poet Simon Armitage recently walked the whole of the South Pennines without a penny in his pocket - so to pay his way he gave poetry recitals and then asked people to make a donation and that paid for his accommodation. So that has got me thinking. How can I 'pay my way' from the Brecons to Morwenstow??
Ideas?
Have been finalising the timings and so far it looks something like this:
Day 0 - Friday 22 June - Travel up to Brecons with bikes stay over night
Day 1 - Saturday 23 June - Cycle Taff Trail (55 miles)
Plan A - boat related (TBC)/ Plan B - drive to minehead stay overnight.
Day 3 - Sunday 24 June - Minehead to Porlock Weir - 12.5 miles
Day 4 - Monday 25 June - Porlock Weir to Lynmouth / Lynton - 14.7 miles
Day 5 - Tuesday 26 June - Lynmouth / Lynton to Combe Martin - 13.6 miles
Day 6 - Wednesday 27 June - Combe Martin to Woolacombe - 13.6 miles
Day 7 - Thursday 28 June - Woolacombe to Braunton - 14.9 miles
Day 8 - Friday 29 June - Braunton to Instow - 11.4 miles
Day 9 - Saturday 30 June - Instow to Westward Ho! (via Bideford) - 12.5 miles
Day 10 - Sunday 01 July - Westward Ho! to Clovelly - 10.8 miles
Day 11 - Monday 02 July - Clovelly to Hartland Quay (pick up donkey hopefully) - 10.1 miles
Day 12 - Tuesday 03 July - Hartland Quay to Bude - (leave donkey with owner) - 14.7 miles - END!
Day 13 - Wednesday 04 July - Contingency Day!
Day 14 - Thursday 05 July - CELEBRATE St. Morwenna's Feast Day and completing the journey! Hurrah!
sooo now need to work out how to A) get to the Brecons with bikes, B) How to get from Cardiff to Minehead and C) how to get back from Morwenstow...ooh and how to keep the costs to me as cheap as possible!
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