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On the train to Pewsey.13:48:48
It was raining on arrival, so I decided to wait it out for a little while in the pub near the station - the Crown Inn - which brews its own beer.14:31:17
A rather bleak outlook across the fields looking towards the downs after setting out from Pewsey.14:54:09
The White Hart in Oare - alas long since closed down.
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Rather melancholy.14:59:56
About to start climbing the hill.15:01:29
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A red kite possibly?
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A very textured hawthorn tree.15:08:40
Climbed the first hill, and found this much appreciated bench to stop at for a while.15:11:54
Nice view from here despite the rain etc.
15:12:01
Despite the bad weather I was having a great time already.15:12:05
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Quite an appealing ditch atop this hill actually, but far too early to stat thinking about setting up camp.15:12:50
One last view of that bench and the view before heafing onwards.
15:15:46
Waterproofs back on. I looked a bit ridiculous in this horrible cheap rain jacket but it did the job.15:55:04
Heading into West Woods now.15:57:16
A barrow in West Woods.15:57:22
Somebody had left some kind of offering here.
16:10:43
Part of the Wansdyke running through West Woods.16:10:47
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A clearing in West Woods.16:40:51
Some sort of lookout tower?
17:14:23
I did eventually find a few sarsen stones in West Woods, and took video but no photos around there. So this is actually heading out of West Woods now, following the Wansdyke.17:24:38
The sun starting to set as I passed through the site of the medieval village of Shaw (there wasn't much left to see).17:33:25
I think this is Golden Ball Hill, heading towards Knap Hill. Rather nice skies at this point, although I was reminded with the sun setting that I was going to start running out of light soon, I had probably spent a bit too much time dawdling around West Woods.17:42:41
Sunset over some sheep.
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Lovely.17:45:03
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Good evening ladies. Don't mind me.17:47:45
Rather dramatic sky here.
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Now approaching Knap Hill with Walkers Hill and Milk Hill off in the distance.17:50:00
18:11:26
Over the road now, and following one of the cross dykes up Walkers Hill.18:14:28
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This is the Alton Barnes White Horse, on the ridge between Walkers Hill and Milk Hill.18:18:01
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I think my phone's camera is giving an artificial sense of the light levels here - it was already feeling quite gloomy by this point! Nice view though.18:39:16
Finally at Milk Hill, and not much light left!19:09:13
My tarp setup.
19:22:51
Boiling some water for dinner on my good old BCB stove.19:59:41
My tarp setup again in the fading light.20:03:51
21:06:10
A little video greeting. I mostly used the GoPro for video, but for some reason recorded this on my phone.
21:10:30
A Pocket Negroni.21:54:14
So dark I'm not even sure what I was taking a photo of here!22:44:01
More barely visible night time shots.22:49:23
The view from inside the tarp - it was raining at this point I think, so not much to see in the sky.
23:24:35
The moon poking through the clouds.23:30:55
Finally some stars visible!23:39:06
Hmm tried to take a night time shot of the view, but it didn't really work out.23:43:16
04:02:25
I woke up at 4am and for a while the sky had cleared, and I was treated to a beautiful view of the stars. Night Sight mode on my phone's camera seemed to do a decent job of capturing it, rather pleased with this.04:04:52
Although this second attempt didn't really work for some reason - maybe I cut it short because I wanted to try and get back to sleep? I don't remember.