26/05/14 - Post Wedding Bimble

Distance - 2.5 Miles
Geocaches - 5 Found, 3 Not Found

Shatterford at EveryTrail

Normally, a 2.5 mile walk to grab a few caches would not be worthy of a blog.  However, there are two things that justify it.

First to say "Congratulations" to Mark and Gwyn on their marriage and ensuing family social event of the decade.  The wedding had it all.  Hotel sleepovers.... Big Lunch.... Continental Lager.... Rearranging furniture to make the most of the Sunshine...   Non Stop dancing to the a band that had stolen my hits of the late seventies/early 80s cd.... Speeches...  Hit parade pop stars with jaunty hats.... Midnight bacon sarnies.  And most of all catching up with family.  Thank you for a great day.

Secondly, the walk was rather beautiful.

View from our Parking Space - The Clee Hills

This walk turned out to be fantastic for our needs.  A quick blast of fresh air and a bit of exercise to sweat out the last of the Belgian Super brew.

There is a cache right at the start, but as there is a lady sat with a poodle and a pair of binoculars - we have to wait for our return.  Next cache is not much better for us.  Sonia says to ignore the lady staring at us from her conservatory but I prefer to cache by stealth.  Those two can remain until we get back.

All downhill to start

The next caches have "Muddy" in their title but we are not quite prepared for how muddy.  We make our first find of the day just before I hear a cry from Sonia that she is stuck and in danger of losing a boot.  I can offer little support, as I am having mud up to my kneecaps issues of my own.  2nd cache is a DNF but we are glad to be on terra firma as we reach the road.

Next cache is inside a bus stop - where there is a full on party going on over the road in a marquee.  Tough find but listening to the laughter from the party spurs us onto success.

Downhill, past Arley Stables and across fields for our third find.

Stables

Some very pleasant walking as we have an adventurous cache that requires a climb, pick up a stream and then the Worcestershire Way.  This takes us uphill through the woods and to return to have a crack at the first two caches.

The conservatory dwelling lady has come out to trim her hedge, making a find even more impossible.  At least the lady with the poodle has gone so we can end with a find.

A perfect little walk for our needs.