Flying start to the day. Left the overnight at 6.00am, just as the noisy wood pigeons were waking up, but again, I always feel that is worth the effort to hit the streets early before most of the metal monsters. It was my plan today to break the stretch into Skegness into two parts, stopping at a small village rejoicing in the name of Wrangle. The name reminds me of a small, one horse town some where in Dakota, 'injun' territory. Wrangle Lincs. is one of those places that was cut-off from it's raison d'etre when road improvements resulted in the core being isolated and commercially strangled. As result, my rendezvous with the Angel Inn (currently boarded up) for overnight did not happen. A quick strategy session with Wilkinson #2, and we decided that the only way off the Fens was to put head down head down and gird up for another 4 hours march into Skegness. Arrived about 3.00pm, and luckily, it being a buyer's market at this time of the year for B & B's, not difficult to find a room. In terms of mileage, my longest so far this walk, and somewhat out of my comfort zone. The shin splints luckily seem to have withdrawn their attack and gave me no problem today.
The Lincolnshire weather today basically cooperated, there only being 2/3 light showers that soon cleared away to a sunny evening. Better than I believe the weather experience has been for the folks in the west of the UK that have had a couple of real soggy days.
Skegness probably hit it's high point just before the advent of mass car ownership in the 50's. A town that was heavily promoted by British Railways, for its idyllic golden beaches and non-stop sunshine! Interestingly, the railway station near the town centre now lies derelict and boarded up. Clearly struggling, the town has moved down market as it struggles to compete with other entertainment venues.
Today it was Auntie Ruth in Skegness, tomorrow Mable in Mablethorpe!
36.3 kms. walked today per pedometer. Cumulative Kms. covered: 904.7
Hours of walking today including rest stops: 9 1/4.
Type of accommodation: Auntie Ruth's B & B.
Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 20.00 incl. breakfast.
Please go to Flickr.com (traveller6666) to view pics of the walk.
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