Day Seven - South Downs Way - Alfriston to Eastbourne | Cool Dudes Walking Club
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Alfriston to Eastbourne, the final stage. Scroll down for full kit list and links.
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Music
National Express - Dan. Bodan
Ever Mindful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Beth - Vyen
Instant Crush - Corbyn Kites
Here’s my kit list, you don’t need all this stuff. I just started with simple stuff and gradually replaced it largely thanks to Christmas and Birthday presents. Here are all the Amazon links. In a few of the cases I found the products cheaper elsewhere.
Big Three
Osprey Exos 58 Rucksack - amzn.to/2HnPaTY
Naturehike Mongar 20D Tent - amzn.to/3hVx4Ft
Naturehike Goosedown Sleeping Bag CWM400 - amzn.to/2SkFCLG
(I got the 200cm v 80cm version from AliExpress. Not as warm as advertised would say 10c is comfort at best)
General Stuff
South Downs Way Guidebook - amzn.to/2EXnxjM
Fit Life Trekking Poles - amzn.to/2A3JwTD
Sit Mat: amzn.to/37X40Kc
Sunglasses
Sunglasses strap - amzn.to/3jAUkKg
Bum Bag/Fanny Pack - amzn.to/3jjVv0G
Wallet - amzn.to/2Gjnj7c
Clothing
Shoes - Altra Olympus - amzn.to/3d2I1Et (half the price on Hardloop)
Tilley Hat - amzn.to/3eQNDkI
Ayacucho Shirt - www.cotswoldou...
Short Sleeved Shirt - www.cotswoldou...
Craghoppers Zip off Trousers - amzn.to/30nhg9t (I left these at my brothers after the second day as you only need one pair)
Mountain Equipment Ibex Trousers - www.blacks.co....
Flip Flops for Shower - amzn.to/3cONnTB
Underwear x3 Smartwool - amzn.to/3jBXSMJ
Darn Tough Socks x 2 - amzn.to/3czx3nR
Merino T-Shirt - Decathlon - £24.99MEN'S MOUNTAIN TREKKING SHORT-SLEEVED MERINO T-SHIRT - TREK 500 BLUE
Waterproof Jacket - Decathlon - £12.99 MEN'S COUNTRY WALKING RAIN COAT - NH100
Fleece - Decathlon - £11.99 MEN’S MOUNTAIN WALKING FLEECE JACKET MH120
Warm Packable Jacket -£29.99 MEN'S MOUNTAIN TREKKING PADDED JACKET TREK 100 WITH HOOD
Buff
Beanie
Thin Gloves
Sleeping Kit
Naturehike Goosedown Sleeping Bag CWM400 - amzn.to/2SkFCLG
Thermarest Pillow - amzn.to/35Y8wct
Red camp Pillow - amzn.to/3mH0g6B
Relective Camping Mat - amzn.to/3inyp84
Inflatable Mattress - amzn.to/2ETpIVn
Thermal Top
Pyjama Top & Bottoms
Thin Socks
Cook Set
Spork - - amzn.to/2SkFCLG
Stove - amzn.to/33pFdxY
Windshield (I only used half of this) amzn.to/2GrkL6O
650ml Titanium Cup - amzn.to/30rBPAt
Gas 100g - amzn.to/3cS44xx
Gas canister stand - amzn.to/2SkBRWI
Sea to Summit Cup - amzn.to/2GmKkWG
Food
Trek Bars x16 - amzn.to/30o2Qow
Wayfarer Meals x4 - amzn.to/3cTkmWB
Coffee Sachets x4 - amzn.to/2ETBteB
2xPlastic Water Bottles
Various other bars
Chewing Gum
Beef Jerky
Medi Kit Bag
Toothbrush & paste
Leukotape - amzn.to/3gY9ZT6
Compeed - amzn.to/3iv9pfq
Vaseline - amzn.to/3jplGTM
Savlon - amzn.to/3jqW5K5
Antiseptic Wipes
Ibuprofen - amzn.to/3irHJb0
Benadryl - amzn.to/2GyabLm
Suntan Lotion - amzn.to/2ERTDgD
Tick Tweezers - amzn.to/373GtXy
Deodorant
Trowel - amzn.to/2HGvTgv
Massage Ball - amzn.to/2Gu81w2
Mini Roller - amzn.to/3jpy1r4
Tech Kit & Film Kit
Head Torch - amzn.to/370VaL6
Olympus E-M1 Mark III - amzn.to/3mJsTA3
9-18 Olympus Lens - amzn.to/3l4tLO4
Anker Power Bank - amzn.to/2HU7oNf
Rode Video Micro - amzn.to/3ipRC9k
Olympus Batteries x 2 - amzn.to/3cPvOmp
USB-C Cable
Iphone Charger Cable - amzn.to/30tkNlI
Mini Iphone Cable - amzn.to/2Gs8zCD
Mini USB Cable x 2
Peak Design Camera Clip - amzn.to/30ryZvs
Pedco Mini Tripod - amzn.to/36sN53I
Quick Release Plate for Tripod - amzn.to/2SkDSSM
Peak Design Camera Strap - amzn.to/36sOoj4
Anker Dual Plug Charger - amzn.to/33npNKs
128GB Memory Card - amzn.to/2SjXsON
64GB Memory Card x 2 - amzn.to/3n9dd9v
Other
Drybags x 6 - amzn.to/2SjZs9Q
Wow, Marek! What an accomplishment! Great videos!
fantatstic Marek!
Thanks cool dude
What an introduction to the CDWC! Loved it
Nice one cool dude.
Just binge watched the whole South Downs Way series. Congratulations and well done!
Congratulations Marek ! It was a thoroughly entertaining series. You had me in stitches at times, you're so funny. I look forward to your next venture. Thank you and stay cool.
Nice one Grainne. Glad you enjoyed it.
Congratulations Marek, this was a great series.
Thanks cool dude.
Congratulations. I would have thought "Cuckmere Meanders" was worth at least a mention for best-name.
A true man of the people😎👍
0:18
Confucius say, "Even in the arse end of nowhere, there will be wankers".
Congrats Marek!
Fantastic achievement :-)
Yes and those people in that field were massive wankers.
6:24 You missed Fulking Hill too! What a name! Congrats on completing the walk, my dude.
I genuinely can't believe I missed Fulking Hill. Well spotted. That could have won.
Really enjoyed watching your walk Marek. Thank you.
Thanks cool dude.
Congratulations. That is a huge achievement. Comfort zone shattered and something you’ll remember forever. Did it leave you wanting to do another one? Ridgeway? Coast to Coast? Or did it make you want to retire your tent?
The Ridgeway seems like a good choice. Coast the Coast is the one I really want to do, but 14 days is a long time. I'll have to wait until Cool Dudes Walking Club goes global.
Well done!!!!
Thanks cool dude and well done Olympus EM1 MkIII
Genuinely nearly brought me to tears (happy ones, being super chuffed for you). Fantastic feat. Congratulations cool dude! Loved it. Looking forward to the next video :)
Just noticed that your last day's distance was 11.11 miles. Like two pairs of little legs. Perhaps you could've borrowed them to give yours a rest after all that.
Thanks cool dude. I think the response from everyone has been lovely. It means that I'll probably have to do another long adventure next year.
Good one. I started wildcamping, whenever I can, mainly to avoid people like that at campsites.
Brought back some memories, those vids. Love the feeling, at the end of a long hike, where you can't quite believe the distance you've walked.
After I finished I said to myself that I'll never do that walk again, mainly because I developed a rational hatred of chalk. But after seeing your trip I'm tempted again. Possibly.
Really enjoyed the whole series, thanks for that.
Congratulations Marek! A very entertaining series, an epic journey (for Marek and mankind!), and even enduring some house-music assholes!
Thanks cool dude. And yes those people were total selfish arseholes. I think it was a tactic so no-one camped near them. Pretty selfish.
Setting off this Friday from Eastbourne, wild camping....fingers crossed.
Nice one. Good luck dude.
Just finished watching your South Downs journey. Great watch! Smashed those miles out👍. Hoping to do my first long distance walk this year. Coast to Coast definitely on my..must do list. You have to do that just so we can watch your brilliant videos.
Yes I would love to do the coast to coast. I think I would do a baggage transfer as carrying a heavy rucksack for 14 days would be horrific.
Cool Dudes Walking Club lol definitely. Have watched a couple of videos watching people do it. Switching from wild camping to staying at digs plus buying food on the way lessens the load. I hoping to do it next year or year after.
Meet you at the start line 👍
👏👏👏 excellent series Marek I agree about the endurance and the chalk tracks but i love a good long distance path. very funny as well !! 😀 atb daz
Thanks Daz. Very much enjoyed watching yours too. Loved the wind-o-meter that you had, what an excellent bit of kit.
@@cdwc ha ha yea nice bit of kit, obviously I would prefer not to use it 😉
Well done Marek :D
Thanks cool dude
Loved your videos, well done dude x
Thanks cool dude. So glad you like them.
Congratulations on reaching the end - incredible scenes.
Spaghetti question: why IS Ocean Drive such a good song? #90
Thanks Cool Dude. However this question definitely won't win.
loved it
Thanks Cool Dude #187
Loved it. Thanks
Loved watching theses they have inspired me to do this walk myself just planning it now then hopefully a few more long distance walks if your ever in the northeast and plan to to the Cleveland way give me a shout fantastic channel
Thanks Daz. Good luck with the walks. I found this guide book really useful with my planning: amzn.to/3ah2oNH
@@cdwc thanks for that I will order it now cheers mate keep up the fantastic work
Awesome job cool dude, chuffed for you 👍
Thanks Cool Dude. I am still tired after doing this walk, two years later.
Fantastic achievement. And you ended up a couple of hundred yards from where I was born. You have done well.
Thanks dude. I imagine the end of the South Downs Way is a popular spot to give birth. Stay cool.
@@cdwc Lol
A series of epics, comparable only to Das Boot, Lord of The Rings or the entire Star Wars series, minus that one we all fell asleep watching. What next, a seat on the UN, a Nobel Prize, or simply an unlimited supply of various pastas? Top work, Marek, we have all laughed and cried along with you. Thanks for sharing. CD#123
Nice one cool dude. Funnily enough the other tune I have in my head on my long walks is the one from the cartoon version of Lord of the Rings (Bakshi's 1978 version) ua-cam.com/video/VjsWr9FT824/v-deo.html .
@@cdwc ...and now so do I. Better than Ocean's Drive. Though that is fast beconing your walk-on anthem.
Wow! You did so incredibly well. You are indeed the most coolest of all dudes. I am genuinely well chuffed for you.
I promise to join the club when I am working again.
Thanks cool dude. Good luck with getting work.
Dude a Cool Dude benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous has just donated for your membership. (I know what a cool dude). Email me your address - mareklarwood@hotmail.com
@@cdwc Wow! Really? I am shocked and really grateful. Speechless. Seriously, that is incredibly kind. What an amazing cool dude. That really has brightened up what has been a horrible year...I know I am not the only one, there are thousands of others in the same boat, but wow! I am just Speechless and immensely thankful.
Well done!!!
Just watched all 7 days of your epic walk.
Tremendous effort and thank you for taking us along with you.
Stay Cool 😎
Nice one. That is a marathon itself.
The white cliffs are one of my favorite things about british scenery. So fking beautiful.
It is a big sad about the suicide watch...I remember seeing old are you being served? Episodes reference the prominence of its location for suicides even back then. At least they're taking precautions now.
Plonk Barn is such a fantastic name omg
I had completely forgotten about Plonk Barn. One of the greatest.
@@cdwc Absolutely!
Epic. Straight epic comeback from the cool dude, fueled on nothing but spaghetti bolognese, he utterly smashed the south downs way best record. Setting a blistering unsurpassable pace for the hopeless masses that will attempt in vain for years come, I have confirmed with the Eastbourne council to get a statue erected, it basically looks like a bowling ball with an orange on top :P
Was there ever a point where you almost gave up? if so what made you continue?
Congrats on the walk, another one under the belt. would love to see River Ayr Way (maybe thats abit easy going? super beautiful tho) or Rob Roy Way
The statue sounds perfect. As for almost giving up. At the start I did not know whether I was going to make it, but not having to camp out every night definitely helped. Thanks to my shoes, blisters weren't as big a problem as they were on the Isle of Wight walk. I think once you get blister problems things start to go downhill. So there was not really a point that I thought about giving up. Other than the wind I was pretty lucky with the weather.
Had a tear in my eye at the end, what an emotional journey!
My main aim is to make people cry.
@@cdwc LOL
What about Bishop’s Ring, Marek?
I missed so many.
Like so many others have said, congratulations Marek on the completion of the walk :)
Thanks cool dude.
Breathtaking views!! Congratulations on finishing your journey!!!
Thanks Tina. Stay cool
Great job Marek, a true achievement. Thumbs up and stay cool.
Nice one. Thanks dude.
Congrats on reaching the end - well done! Like everything you do, very enjoyable to watch - Thank you xxx
Nice one cool dude.
Congrats on the walk Marek and also on your video production skills. We all bow down to our glorious club leader...
Thanks cool dude. The editing probably takes longer than the walking. Ha
I know, I’m still sat here doing some for work! Stay cool...
Well done Marek your epic journey was wonderful to watch, thank you very much for taking us with you. Stay cool, cool dudes ! #156
Thanks Cool Dude and also thanks for all the shares on twitter. Very cool.
Informative, humorous, battled with cows, what is not to love about this cool dude 😎 . Well done , I hope you had a cold pint at the finish
I literally had to run for the train at Eastleigh as soon as I finished, that was why I was a bit underwhelming at the end. I had to walk another mile and a half in 25 minutes. Yes I had to walk over 3mph. Hope you're enjoying your walks.
Great work mate, you’ve made me add another one to my bucket list now. When are you starting the coast to coast?
That is the one I want to do the most. I've been looking at Wainwright's guide for it for about the last ten years.
Loved watching the walk .....was with you all the way...well...in my armchair !!
Congratulations on doing it though...stay cool.
Thanks cool dude
What a fantastic series Marek, we've enjoyed every one. I can't think of a prize winning question, so there isn't one.
Best wishes, Cool Dude #23
Thanks cool dude. To be honest you probably want to avoid winning a spaghetti that has been in my bag for seven days.
For as much as you endured, I've certainly enjoyed following your journey, Marek. Good to see you over the finish line and, at the same time, sad to know it's at an end.
Hopefully this won't put you off a future walk - probably not The Ridgeway though, as it's still 50% chalk downland!
I like that you carried a bag of spaghetti the whole way - just like me and my pasta!
All the best and looking forward to what's next.
...And the music at the end reminds me of Kids in the Dark by Bat for Lashes?!?
I actually thought of the pasta in your video on the last day when I still had the spaghetti. I was so annoyed I'd carried the extra weight for ages. Saying that the Wayfarer meals I had were really good I was very impressed. I was expecting them to be awful.
It is just some UA-cam studio music, probably a rip off.
@@cdwc I haven't had a Wayfarer meal for a few years now. I've gone a bit "upmarket", usually opting for Firepot or Summit to Eat. But I refuse to buy anything dearer. Worth a lot if you get a chance - Firepot do a great bolognese!
Congratulations! To you and to Plonk Barn!
I can only imagine the celebrations going on in Plonk Barn tonight.
Congratulations Marek you made it!!
Thanks Cool Dude #11. On the first day I thought I had about a 25% chance of completing it/surviving so was in shock I got there.
Have loved every second thanks Marek! Will be joining the cool due club right this second :D
Thanks cool dude, and an excellent decision.
Seriously enjoyed this series Marek! Keep it up Cool Dude.
Thanks Cool Dude #57
Great job to get all the way round. was a cracking little series.
Was there a certain meal you craved the most often on the walk? Cool dude#42
Great question. It was of course a burger. I managed to get one in Alfriston, but it was strange going so long on a walk without my regular walking staple diet.
Great series Marek, looked like a really solid walk, well done on completing it
Thanks cool dude.
Congratulations on finishing it. I thoroughly enjoyed the series. You certainly are one cool dude. ATB
Thanks Jim. I just watched your latest video. I was genuinely terrified when you walked through that field with THE BULL and THE CALVES in it. I don't even know what the protocol is when you walk through fields, but have been terrified since I got chased by a field of youngish cows on the Isle of Wight. Also what long walks have you got planned next.
@@cdwc Thanks for watching my last video, to be honest, if I had noticed that bull at the time ( didn't notice until editing) I would never have walked through them, like you I had a previous incident while walking with my dog and a herd of cows just started running towards me, I thought I was a gonna. As for walks next year, I am hoping to do the Cumbria way with my wife, That's if this virus buggers off.😉. I am slowly going through your other video's, really enjoying them. Take care
Great series of videos Marek. If you put in the effort, the rewards are obvious. My question is, how many stabs with a spork would it take to kill a house music playing camper? #163
Thanks Matt. I think I would need a spork gun as the house music playing camper looked liked they had weapons.
Made it to day seven in my rewatchathon. It’s stormy here at the moment. It’s meant to be summer but there you have it. But the weather is fitting for watching these. Like I expected to, I’m really enjoying the journey. Enjoyable content.
Who won the Spaghetti by the way?
Thanks for watching them all again. That last day was probably the least enjoyable I think. Can't remember who won the spaghetti. They've probably died of food poisoning.
@@cdwc 😆 I do hope they didn’t die. I do hope others watch them all again. I think you notice things you missed when you watch them again. For instance I noticed you pretending to be a sheep. Totally missed that the first time.
Well done, Marek! I've enjoyed the whole series very much! If I hadn't just lost my job I would be throwing a bit of money your way.
Oh no. Sorry to hear about your job, I hope you manage to find something else soon.
@@cdwc Heh, it's okay, I'd been doing the same thing for 10+ years so a change will do me good... bad timing though! Thanks :)
Spaghetti only goes up in value when you pasta the finishing point. Great views on this walk. You must be feeling good to have achieved it. Chow ! I really enjoyed these. Your vids are to few and far between, except of corse for the last few.
Great pasta joke. Videos few and far between!!!! I've made about 50 already this year.
@@cdwc your in demand lol
Great series buddy, enjoyed watching👍
Thanks Cool Dude
Very happy to have just discovered your channel Marek, I remember you from We Are Klang, made me laugh so hard!
I've got even better news, I've got a non walking channel as well: ua-cam.com/channels/kjkqgHMtFG2nCrdOh4Nvhg.html
Brilliant achievement! I really enjoyed seeing the daily videos. Looking forward to seeing your next venture. Btw: Where were the Red Arrows at the end?!
Yes you are right. where were they. I can only surmise that they must have thought I was getting there a couple of hours later as I was walking pretty fast.
Well done Marek (and Plonk Barn) - chuffed to bits for you and can’t wait for your next walk!
Spaghetti question: After a proliferation of ‘Badger-faced sheep’ this time around, what other strange animal combinations would you like to encounter in future?
Good question. I would like to see a cross between a snail and a cow, that way the cows wouldn't chase you.
no guarantee - might be a fully mobile cow with its own shell to live in...
Well done 🥳
Thanks Cool Dude #62.
Thanks Marek. I grew up on the South Downs in Woodingdean, not far from Rodmell. I’ve spent hours walking on it and done the whole thing twice. It is actually hard work but you made it really enjoyable. I also recognised more points in your videos than in some others. I’m 70 now and the last time I walked the whole thing was in 2016. I’ve been having trouble with my feet over the past 2 years but am really inclined to give it another go, maybe in September. Is there an upper age limit for the Cool Dudes’ Club? Thanks very much. That was really enjoyable. You look like the cartoons in The Good Soldier Svejk which, if you get into it, is probably the funniest book ever written. Please excuse the piss-taking but you seem like you wouldn’t mind.
Ha, I just googled the Good Soldier Svejk. I think I might need to go on a diet.
Thank you very much for joining the club Tony. I think the South Downs is beautiful. It is definitely the hardest long distance path I have done to date, although I haven't done that many. Good luck with doing the walk again. I still think a lot about the Chanctonbury Ring which was my favourite bit of the walk.
I always like doing the long distance paths in late September as they are much quieter and cooler. I'll put the membership in the post.
Thanks Marek. You’d probably enjoy the book. The likeness to Svejk isn’t really physical. In the videos you managed to convey his anarchic humour as well. Best wishes.
I like how you wrapped that up; it felt like we joined you on an emotional and physical journey. Would it have been more enjoyable if you had taken 9 or 10 days? I'm thinking about nasty things to do to the inconsiderate campers but I'm basically non-confrontational so would have done nothing.
Yes I am the same as you with confrontation. I think nine or ten days would have been easier, but then again after about five days the beauty of the views wears off a little bit, so I craved a bit more variation. There's no way I could have done it in any shorter time, and I think if I had camped the whole way seven days would have been a struggle. Stay cool
Member 121 Spaghetti question: Did you see any Bushranger types on your walkies?
Also... My Swiss mother in law calls spaghetti spaghetti’s ... pronounced spa Getz ies, does she do this because there is more than 1 spaghetti, Is she just wrong because English isn’t her first language or making a reference to Gollum saying pocketses in Lord of the rings?
Also second spaghetti question: Does the spaghetti have meat in it? I’m a vegetarian.
And finally will miss your company daily. These videos were just lovely. Thank you for doing them.
Second spaghetti sounds like second breakfasts. Very hobbit-like.
I saw a bloke dressed entirely in black with his hood up jogging towards me. I didn't film him because I thought there was a 20% chance he was going to kill me. He was probably a Bushranger looking for his horse.
Also all the horses in the field at the end of episode six were retired Bushranger horses.
Meanwhile, yes the spaghetti does have meat in it.
There will be a boring kit video soon and a couple of ghost walk videos very shortly. Spooooooooooooooky.
@@cdwc yah boring is just what I’m looking for in my you tube watching... and the odd bushranger.
Cracking videos Marek. Really enjoyed watching and it's motivated me to do more new routes.
Off on holiday to Hayling Island next week so may try some of your other walks from that part of the world.
Loved the views from Seven Sisters.
Spaghetti question: if you could pick anyone to do the walk with, who would it be or would you prefer to do it solo?
#168
Hope you enjoy Hayling Island. Good walking question. I do really like walking on my own. I think in order to walk long distances with someone you have to know them really well as you have to be comfortable with long silences. The peacefulness is such a great part of walking. First of all it seemed strange walking long distances on my own, but I like talking to the camera as it feels as though the cool dudes are with me and I am on my own at the same time.
Loved this series, an area I used to live in.
Spaghetti question: Did you mind the Birling Gap? (3:35, episode 7)
Cool dude membership currently pending.
Thanks for joining cool dude. I didn't mind the Birling Gap but I did mind the lady who came and stood about a metre in front of my camera when I was taking a photo so she could take her photo.
Congrats buddy on that awesome achievement and for making this epic 7 day series. Its been emotional.
🙂👍 Thanks Marek.
Spaghetti Question:
Which famous programme once featured the great Spaghetti Harvest.??
I'm sure one of your viewers will answer below....
Take care.... see ya soon 👍🙂👋
This was the April Fool's Thing right.
@@cdwc 🤔🙂👍 yeagh..... thats the one..... Panorama 1957.... spaghetti growing on trees. 😄👍.... I wonder where it really does grow?
Congratulations Commissioner :D
Very well done for presenting us all with another great video. Super inspiring watching you reach your goals and adding another achievement to your steadily growing collection :D
Spaghetti Question; How much do walks like this one, with all the pushing through tiredness, aches and pains (and dickish behaviour of strangers) effect your enjoyment of walking in general?
Stay cool,
#2
Good question cool dude. Walks like these are generally less enjoyable than the shorter walks because the tiredness is cumulative, but saying that there is something great about getting up and walking each day. If only my pack was lighter. If I could magically transport my own bed and a bath to the end of every walk, that would be the dream.
Great answer
A whole load of us Dudes will be better off if we remember what you said about walking each day
I hope greatness balances the crappiness out. Or at the very least dilutes it
I'll rub some Lamps whilst singing Ocean Drive (Ha!) and when a Genie pops out I'll request that your dream becomes reality
Nice one cool dude!
Were you able to identify the film that the camper wankers were watching and, if so, is it now ruined for you?
Stay cool! CD#143
No I had me ear plugs in and I could still hear muffled eerie music and occasionally screetching.
How long did it take from Winchester to Exton.😊
Well done Marek!!! Out of interest: Did you see any sheep-faced-badgers on your travels?
Stay cool, member #182
This is an early front runner for best question.
If I have nightmares involving them, I'm going to describe everything that happened in vivid detail
Dude you have won the pasta meal. I will put it in the post. Stay Cool.
@@cdwc AMAZING!!!! This the coolest thing that's ever happened to me! :) Thanks Marek!
I'm tempted, I'm tempted...after watching the WHOLE of your Downs Way to the tune of most of a bottle of Merlot. Not by the walk! The club! I have a question for you first though. You said at the end: "it's a walk for people who like there endurance". Or something like that (Merlot!). "But if you want to enjoy your walk, don't do more than 10 miles". Or something like that.
Question: Why not do the South Downs Way over 10 days?!!!!!!! You could endure AND enjoy!
Be careful! My membership and your survival (that wasn't a threat...just a remark about the need to earn money to eat food) could depend on this response.
Yours Potentially,
Cool Dude no.....
The Spotter's Handbook itself is worth the £10 membership. (you can also join on youtube).
Meanwhile I did it in seven days for budget reasons. I think the whole thing cost about £350, mainly on extra kit (tent, inflatable mattress, cooking kit, the B&B, travel and food. I think I timed it perfectly as on the train back from Eastbourne there was horrific torrential rain for about four hours. Now I've got the tent and kit the next multi-day trip should be cheaper). I look forward to welcoming you as a member. Stay cool.
@@cdwc This was a very practical answer. I may well subscribe!
I did subscribe! Now going by the moniker of Cool Dude #488. Which is undoubtedly the coolest number. Apart from the ones below zero obvs.
Well done Marek. Don’t send anyone that spaghetti. Member #160 😁 what was the worst moment? Was it wind or sheep or chalk paths or three people on a bench?
It is OK the spaghetti is vacuum packed and does not go out of date until 2021. The worst moment was probably the last mile of the 23 mile day as I was really struggling. Also when the arseholes were playing the horror film really loudly on their outside speakers, so unbelievably selfish. The last day was possibly my least favourite as I was tired and I really hate it when it's windy and I am next to cliff edges. I think that day is a lot of people's favourites but I found it strangely a bit bleak.
Nice one. You could have taken the alternate SDW route from Jevington to Eastbourne and saved yourself a few miles, but perhaps that would be considered cheating...
That Jevington route is the cycle route. I was glad to have a stretch where I didn't almost get hit by them.
Spaghetti isn't Greek, it's Ottoman
I never understand what you are saying.