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Day 22: Goathurst to Wedmore (18.5 miles)

Although the cabin was very comfortable my mind was buzzing and it took awhile to switch off. I knew I had a long day ahead and all depended on how clear the paths were. The facilities at Secret Valley were excellent and I can’t recommend it enough. With a fully equipped kitchen it was a real boon for me.  With having dried everything well the night before it really just left me to cook the bacon (thick!) supplied with rolls etc and get going before 8:25am. Passing through Goathurst I was sorry to see that the community had to resort to keeping  St Edward’s church locked with limited hours of opening. Offset by seeing some beautiful owl carvings just opposite.  As I turned off the road a roe deer ran ahead of me, the day still had that early morning feel to it. I missed a path off to the left, but realised quickly, crossing stream and entering a field of young corn with wild garlic growing on the stream bank - but beware young arum lily (lords and ladies) which can grow w...

Day 21: Quantocks to Goathurst (7.2 miles)

I was so warm last night that I was actually removing layers of clothing by 11pm. But with the dawn chill I was shivering and the layers went back on.  At 4:30am the rain started again and even though I have a thermarest neoair elite sleeping mat I could feel the cold seeping up from the ground so lay on top of my waterproof in addition. With time I warmed up and dozed back to sleep hoping for the rain/drizzle to stop. By 7am, I'd had no luck so I started to get ready to move on. As it was very quiet here and out of the way I held off a bit longer to see if I had the chance to put the tent down dry. I wasn’t too worried as it was a short walk today to Goathurst and you’re not to arrive until 14:30. I did some writing and sorting stuff. The rain eased at last at 8:30, so I downed tent and set off around 9:15 with a bit of mist clearing quite quickly.   Rising to the top the mist below in the valleys was very atmospheric. There wasn’t a soul around. Peace. I reached the tri...