Two years ago the first Seaside Saunter took place on a lovely sunny day. A lovely walk along the seafront in Brighton followed by refreshments on the lawn between a lovely band and various stalls and activities. Oh how different today's event was, all due to the poxy English weather. Too windy for the marquee, the band had to be cancelled and the walk was more of an endurance event than a pleasant stroll. Still a small band of dedicated walkers turned out and walked, ate the cake and drank the tea.
Putting that moan into perspective the Saunter co-incided with a much more ambitious event, 100km walk from London to Brighton. About 200 walkers including Maureen Smith from the HR dept of St Dunstan's set off from Richmond yesterday. Quite a number were unable to complete the whole route, but not Maureen. Just to put this distance into perspective, its like two marathons with a 10 miler between them ALL ON THE SAME DAY. There were some very sore feet and legs holding up very tired bodies arriving at Ovingdean on Sunday.
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