An early start! After holding kids down in the tent for forty minutes they finally went to sleep before the owls hooted. Off to a flying start this morning. We even found many a fellow traveller (whom we promptly accosted as we passed out flyers advertising the great charity that is RAY). Worst part about an early start - it took a little longer to remember how to use the camera. Apologies for the useless pics.
(R.) We met a great bunch of Americans who had all met on the trip and grouped up to support one another...then promptly left the safety of the pack to bash out a walk in record time. After all...there are marshmallows by the bonfire tonight.
This day is definitely going to get better. Lizzie found a four leaf clover. Mum has spent forty one years looking and never found a single one.
Oh. Two minutes later and Harry found another. Extra luck for us.
Another two minutes and look! Not to be outdone, Esme found a....
very....rare...urm....buttercup.
The signs may be hard to read, or uniquely presented, but it's always great to know you are on the right path. Especially when mum is 'Navigator in Training' for the day.
(Great tip...find 'Paul' along the way and follow. He has done the walk 3 times already and we could just see him in the distance most of the way. Enough to look like you're reading the map very well, anyway.)
Just as the scenery became a little monotonous...
'Often the camps are filled with families, as they seem to
have a difficult time applying for asylum in a European country. Whereas young
single males could be less of a burden on the state and are often granted
asylum first. As such, refugee camps include many families: some who have managed
to stay together as a unit. Others,
tragically, have lost members along the way.'
Article submitted by Anon.
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