Writing at home, 23.41hrs 26th May.
I had added up my daily steps total, recorded on my ‘phone each day since May 1st. By the end of yesterday, the total had become 277,275. A “mega” walk today could well see me finish the “challenge”. The plan was to walk between Hurdlow and Parsley Hay in both directions, attend a dentist appointment later in the day, then, walk into Buxton in the evening, enjoy my first curry in over a year, visit a friend and then walk home. I calculated that I would have achieved just over the 300,000 steps target by the time I was back home. Just to make sure, I went on a further moonlight stroll to the end of Trenchard Drive, thus achieving a record (for me, that is) of 24,374 steps, approximately 8.55 miles. I arrived home, rather pleased with myself….until, checking and then, double checking the daily totals, I found I actually wasn’t quite there yet. Darn!!! Never mind; good weather is forecast from now on. And I did get to see some wonderful moonlit skies. That in itself made the effort worthwhile. The whole day was splendid, apart from discovering that a broken tooth needed urgent attention!
Tomorrow, (or the next day) I shall complete the remainder of my sponsored walk, around 2.7 miles.
Many thanks for reading, David, 00.09, 27th May, 85th Anniversary of the Maiden Voyage of R.M.S Queen Mary, 27th May 1936.
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