We had another slow start largely to let the heavy rain go through before putting the tent down. We planned to wait and have brunch on the way to the start of my walk. This worked out well - we were off the site by 11, just over an hour taken to take the tent down and pack the car, with some skill as the girls had forgotten on the way up that they’d need to leave space for me as a passenger for a short while and the dog in the boot! But inevitably I had to set off again, and my cheerleaders came with me for a short while before heading back to the car with a tearful farewell on my part at 13:30. I got back into my stride and the backpack felt good, although my right hip was nagging me, and at 13:45, the sound of my first cuckoo of the summer made me smile. The heathland and native woodland of Cannock Chase, with stream running through it was better than I had imagined and made a great start to today’s walk. A bit of a shock walking along a busy A road but this led to a route...