My mistake – GMT 24
As I mentioned in my last post my 24th stage of the Greenwich Meridian Trail was drawing to a close.
I decided to fork left when I saw this bridge over the North Level Main Drain.
At first I made good progress and avoided any confrontation with Red Tractor man.
Twenty minutes later I stood 20 ft short of the road I needed. So close, but so far.
Roz was tracking me on my phone and sent a message “You’re going back in the wrong direction”.
On awkward terrain and at further risk of falling into a smaller drainage I walked south in the hope of a bridge onto the country road which was so tantalisingly close.
I skirted what looked like a hybrid chicken/sheep farm which was monitored by security cameras.
I was so thankful that nobody jumped out to tell me to retrace my steps.
My guess is I lost 45 minutes trying to “go my own way”.
My pace slackened as I sought the odd bits of shade before arriving in Suttton St.Edmund.
On the village outskirts I spotted my second Hare of the day.
This one sported a ruddy brown coat catching the sunshine (at the end of the official route I’d missed).
Ironically if I had stayed on the “wrong route” I’d have been able to fork left on the correct path!
Birds seen 13/06/20
Blackbird
Black Headed Gull
Blue Tit
Buzzard
Canada Geese
Collared Doves
Coot
Cormorant
Crow
Cuckoo
Goldfinch
Great Black Back Gull
Great crested Grebe
GreatTit
Greenfinch
Green Woodpecker
Greylag Geese
Heron
Herring Gull
House Martin
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Kestrel
Linnet
Little Grebe
Magpie
Mallard
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pochard
Red Kite
Reed Bunting
Ring Neck Parakeet
Robin
Rook
Skylark
Song Thrush
Starling
Swallow
Swift
Tufted Duck
Whitethroat
Wood Pigeon
Yellowhammer
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