Seven Down!

Done it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wall to wall sunshine for the last day and I finally hit my stride - the fourteen miles passed (almost) with ease. I suspect a huge contributing factor was that the female half of They Who Know had most of the weight from my backpack in the boot of her car so I didn't feel as though I had a house on my back.

The day would not have been complete without tears but they were tears of relief when I got to the bench "For Those Who Walk The Dales Way" one of which marks each end of the trek. Another couple of hundred yards saw us at the pub we're staying in, sitting in the shade drinking the chilled Champagne They Who Know produced from a cool box in the back of their car.

I'm finding it hard to separate and articulate all the things I'm feeling; there's elation mixed with relief, there's disbelief mixed with pride, there's gratitude for all the support mixed with something I can't identify but centring around being able to help the special needs people in Kodumela.

There's an enormous irony to all this in that "Kodumela" translates as "dig deep" or "hard work" so I feel I can lay claim to a new verb - in that I have been kodumeling! Man, have I ever had to dig deep and work hard over this last week!

I will upload some pictures and stuff when I get home so don't give up on the blog just yet. Right now I have to finish the superb hot chocolate I'm drinking and get out there to explore the shops of Bowness.