I went to Leek for 1 night - it is a nice little town. I
went to Buxton too – I am not sure why, it is a spa town with gardens,
pavilions, and a theatre...hmmmm, I could have saved myself a trip there! I
could have spent a fortune in Leek, it has lots of vintage shops and a lovely
gallery. However it would have just been more clutter so I resisted.
I walked along a ridge called The Roaches on the Sunday; a long series
of ridges in an area called the Staffordshire Moorlands, which I had never
heard of before. It was 6.75 miles and 550m up! 
Along the way was a place
called Lud’s Church which is a crevasse where Sir Gawain lopped the head of the
Green Knight, if you believe in King Arthur etc. I just did some silly Monty Python
voices. Lots of lovely people about and an ice
cream to boot. There was also a tree trunk studded with coins, but I don't know why. Then a few miles through woodland that was deafening with bird song!
I was accompanied at one point by this dog who was with the mountain rescue people, who were having a rehearsal. Much as I would have enjoyed being carried down by those lovely chaps, I was a bit put out that the dog assumed it was me who needed rescuing!
