At seven thirty this morning I got to throw away the nappies we were using to dry our shoes every night. (Thanks Dylan). It felt good, a real landmark.

Two hours later we were struggling to make progress on the rollercoaster landscape that is Dartmoor. I could not see us getting to Lands End before 9pm. The rain was heavy. I thought to myself, ‘We could stay in Truro tonight and do the last 35 miles at our leisure tomorrow’. We’d need nappies for our shoes …