Day 12 Wet in the Fens

A VERY wet morning as we walked along the River Slea. We were joined by Mike who, whilst working for the council, devised the Spires & Steeples route we were using. Other brave souls ventured out to walk with us enjoying various degrees of precipitation however by the time we reached South Kyme the sun was out.

We sat outside the pub drying off - the publicans gave us, and our supporters, coffee and cake. Just before we departed we were informed that the Red Arrows were heading south that afternoon and planned to overfly us as we entered the Fens! That certainly gave us a bit of a spring in our step as we left…unfortunately the weather defeated the plans. Before the Red Arrows could reach us we were engulfed in another thunder shower – there was no way the planes could get anywhere near us.

Our disappointment didn’t last long, we were intercepted by a minibus full of young people from The Pilgrim School, they had made a banner celebrating 3 Dads Walking. It was great to spend some time talking to them. On checking the Pilgrim School website the statement on the front page say “Because your history is not your destiny” – seems very appropriate for the message of hope we’re trying to communicate.