10/04/20 - The Devil's Spadeful

Distance - 5 Miles

Weekend 3 of Social Isolation.  As a nation, we look to our leaders for when lockdown may end, like kids going on holiday asking "are we there yet?".   We're not, and I doubt we will be for a long time.

Today's walk from my front door is a beauty.   Golf courses, once they have gone bankrupt, get reclaimed by the walkers.

Golfers Loss, Walkers Gain

The destination is the Devil's Spadeful.  Sometimes referred to the Spittleful.  In the absence of pubs, I've nothing else to write about so I may as well bang on about a sandstone outcrop.  From the name, you can guess Beelzebub was involved.  Local legend says there was an epic battle between the devil and a giant and the devil tried to hurl a rock to destroy Bewdley.

Said Rock now has 45 Steps to climb and information for an Earthcache to retrieve.   For booze blogfans, an earthcache is like a regular geocache, without the tupperware and with homework.

First we have to wait for a young family to complete their explorations.  Guide dog in training Abi doesn't mind the water break.

Guide Dog Abi showing no signs of Lockdown Strees.   Owner putting on a brave face

Waiting for the ascent

Some of the questions relating to the rock formation

Half correct answers to the CO sent and in the spirit of the times, I have been allowed to make the claim.  On reflection, I'd like to change my answers to the what caused the erosion layering to the melting ice sheets at the end of the last ice age.

Back home is through the nature reserve and a cat and mouse distancing game with cyclists and joggers.