Saturday 19th July - Trailwalker Stage 7 - From Dusk to CP7
Fortunately, we were greeted not just by the Support Crew at CP6 but by some people who boosted our morale by miles – René and Dan turned up with all four of Anna and Rachael’s children, and Mark and Oliver were there to cheer on Katya. (It should be pointed out that Mark had walked Trailwalker 2007 and was the inspiration for the Ridgeway team signing up – rather surprisingly, everyone was polite to him inspite of their weary limbs). Before we knew it, we were back on the trail, once again along the riverbank before a brief stint through the suburban streets of Upper Beeding. We were all rather taken aback to witness another Trailwalker team coming out of a pub called the Rising Sun – not one of the scheduled rest breaks, but each to their own! Knowing that the sun would set during this stage we were keen to make good speed, and took the long and steep Beeding Hill in our stride. Light was fading as we continued on our way and by the time we arrived at CP7, just after 10pm, darkness had taken over.