Mendip Way 2014

Plaque for the West Mendip Way, where is the East recognition?

I had finished the Cotswold Way the previous day and spent most of the day before walking the Mendip Way in Bath, just killing time until my train to Frome.  I had thought I could walk to the B&B from the Frome railway station but it soon became obvious it was not close by, so I got a taxi there – in fact it was slightly under 2 miles, or 3.2kms, but I did have my large pack on with all of the weight.  At first there seemed to be no one home, and I was out in the country, so stood there like an idiot while I considered my options, but soon a man came from over the road handing me an envelope with keys and a note, and he explained he was the son of the owners but they would be home later.  After a shower I wandered up a country lane to a nearby pub for steak and stilton pie.  On the way back I witnessed an amazing sunset (and I am one to not really care that much about sunsets) with a silhouetted tree and ribbed clouds, but as chance would have it I had not brought my camera with me to the pub.

Frome to Shepton-Mallet during which I walk through the closed section of trail, and miss out on a cream tea 

Shepton-Mallet to Wells during which I see a lot of run-down farms, and eat a lot of cheese

Wells to Cheddar during which I begin to enjoy the walk, and acquire a skeleton for company

Cheddar to Weston-Super-Mare, during which I get very lost more than once, and end up doing a different walk