Susan is away this bank holiday weekend and so I am on my own.
Wanting to avoid the crowds and, more importantly, the chaos and stress
of the motorways and trains out of London I have opted for the Stour
Valley Walk. No. I had never heard of it either but it seems possible
and is in completely the opposite direction to all the chaos.
The walk starts in Lenham and ends in Sandwich – actually officially
it ends at Pegwell Bay but I am only intending to go as far as Sandwich.
Total mileage for all three days is approximately 56 miles.
To make it even more interesting I have decided that I am going to
try and do the trek as cheaply as possible setting myself an initial
budget of £50 for the whole weekend.
I have managed to get some free accommodation at a relatives house on
the first night and have found a cheap hostel in Canterbury for the
second night. It’s called Kipps and hopefully will live up to its good
reviews.
Here is a break down of the costs
Transport
Ticket from Sandwich to Lenham – £16.00
Accommodation
Day one. Free
Day two. £14 at Kipps in Canterbury
Food
Pasta’n’sauce x 2 (70p x 2 ) = £1.40 (Dinners)
2 large white rolls (16p x 4 ) = £0.08 (Dinners)
Go-Ahead Snacks x 6 =£1.00 (Snacks)
Porridge Sachets x 2 (40p x 2) = £0.80 (Breakfast)
Malt Loaf = £0.60 (Snacks)
2 in 1 Coffee Sachets x 5 (69p for 5) – £0.69 (Drinks)
Total food
£4.57
Total Trek
£34.57
So that leaves me with £15 to spend as I go and maybe have a beer at
the end.
The weight of the food above was almost exactly 1kg when stored in my
food dry bag but obviously, it will get lighter as I go.