Twitchy ODP Day 14 - Monmouth to Chepstow

So at long last we can say we have conquered the last of the long days of the Offa Dyke Path. Not 100% finished, as we still have a couple of kilometres to knock off tomorrow. 

Today was 29.5 kilometres, a tad longer than we expected, but we had a few variations - as you do. 

The big bonus today was the weather. 

The forecast was for a stinker with lots of rain starting at midday, and by 1.00pm heavy rain. We did not get any drizzle until ten to four, which steadily evolved into heavy rain. 

Nice way to finish off the walk - NOT. 

Still we can't complain with 90 to 100 minutes of rain on the last day, we did bloody well. 

In theroy today looked relatively easy, albeit longer than normal. It had four Hill climbs - how hard could it be??  Bloody hard!

None were on the same level as the really hard ones we had tackled previously, but all were bigger and brighter than we expected - and there was four of the fuckers. What the....

Another special highlight was the minimal amount of paddocks we had to address. Not a fan of paddocks - boring. Today included many lovely forest walks, which were truly delightful. 

After climbing the first hill, the summit gave up magnificent views back overvthe valley and Monmouth. Additionally at the top of the Kymin, was the Round House which is going to be used for some sort of spooky Halloween spectacular. Bonus. 

At lunch time the support crew met us at our pre arranged location at Bigswear Bridge, with a lunch box of goodies. Good to see the Wifies, albeit briefly. 

Onwards and upwards, as we still had two mofo's of hills to climb. Annoyingly Hill three had some real signage issues. 

After conquering the last of the four Hills Bendy and I headed into Chepstow, with still a fair amount of ground to cover. Lots to see along the way, from the Devils Pulpit and views of Tintern Abbey on the other side of the River Wye. 

I think we staggered into our time warped Hotel about 5.30pm - the Three Tuns ( more about that at another time ), wet, tired and relieved. 

A truely great day on many levels....

I am super stoked I actually made it, as many times over the last four or five days that was questionable. 

Big Woof

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