Weather today: Strong, cold easterly wind. Cloudy with rain mid pm.
Daily Miles Covered: 14.5
Total Miles Covered: 221.7
Things of Interest: Sedgemoor Drainage system near Bridgewater
Personal Comments: Left Hawkridge reservoir (near Spaxton) kitted out for a bad day of weather. The easterly wind was strong in our faces all day as we battled eastwards towards Bridgewater. Glad to get Bridgewater behind us, (not the most prettiest of places!) we headed towards the "Samaritan's Way" which took us over the M5 and out onto the Somerset Levels. This area is a network of canals and ditches designed to drain sea water in this 'below sea level' area. A well known drain that we passed is called "Sedgemoor Drain".
We travelled through the village of Sutton Mallet and ended our walking day at Moorlinch - no too far from Glastonbury.
The highlight of the day was buying some new reading glasses to replace the one's I lost on day one - the lost glasses crisis is over!!
As it's Friday, we might have to find a local pub later tonight and sample some local cider. Cheers!
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