Pennine Blues

[Juliet202]

I just mysteriously lost the post that I was writing - why doesn’t this app save drafts ?!?!!!!

So you’ll never know my Pennine Blues.... my thumbs won’t cope with re-telling it and I’m not getting my computer out.

In brief - I’m 36 miles in (6 miles ahead of my weekly target) and having a slap up ‘substantial’ meal at the White House pub on Blackstone Edge.

And this is the view from the ‘high point’ of today’s run (153 metre elevation). And no, it’s not the Pennines !!

[nowster Graduate10]

As someone who has foolishly walked up the old Roman Road up Blackstone Edge in the middle of a heatwave, you have my sympathies! 🤪

[Juliet202 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

‘Heatwave’ in the same sentence as ‘Blackstone Edge’ ?!?!!! That must have been either quite recently or in 1976 !! 😂 surely it ALWAYS rains up there ! (Or if it’s not raining, it’s about to !!).

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Juliet202]

It was Wimbledon finals day 2013. Hottest day of the year. I'd planned a 9 mile circular walk. I had brought drinks with me, but nowhere near enough. I parked at the highest point of the circuit and went the hard way round. I nearly had heatstroke and picked up a lovely set of blisters. And it was my first day of a new job the following morning.

[limberlou Graduate10]

I’ve learnt now to copy and paste into Notes now before I try to post as I’ve lost so many carefully crafted posts, so many times

[Juliet202 Graduate10 in reply to limberlou]

Yeah, good idea. It didn’t start out to be carefully crafted though ! Just some thumby ramblings that developed over time !!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

I learned the hard way and now write my post in notes then copy it on to the forum. If I lose it I’ve still got the original.