Wed 12th May - Day 26, Hay-on-Wye to Kington (15 miles)

The rain had ceased throught the night and the morning was dry, but like yesterday it was misty with low cloud and hardly any wind.

It might well be dry but the sodden ground soon made my boots & feet wet.

I had my second break at 10:40 at Newchurch before going over Disgwylfa Hill then down into Gladestry.
I had my lunch here on a wooden seat in the middle of the village.

The cloud was beginning to lift and break up, I'd had a stomach ache all morning with no idea what caused it.

After lunch the Way went up over Hergest Ridge before dropping into Kington where I stopped at Fleece Meadows Caravan Site, it was 15:00.
There was a laundrette in Kington so I was at last able to get everything washed.

The sun never did come out but it brightened up enough to hang up my boots & other damp items to try to dry.

Today was a series of up & downs through farmland as I crossed 3 valleys between Hay-on-Wye and Kington.

My early starts usually mean I do 10 miles before I stop for lunch, that way I keep my options open for where I finish. Today my wet feet dictated I only do 15 miles.

414 miles completed.