About 2 – 3km out, I passed Janet who set off earlier. She looked like she was struggling. Hope she made it. I haven’t seen her yet.
Met a crazy Irish guy called Des, who mistook me for a Shawn. We talked for a km or 2. I left him when he made a stop. My brain needed silence again. Later I heard him mistake someone else for someone else. Maybe everyone looks the same.
I had very few breaks and didn’t stop anywhere for longer than 5 minutes. The last 5km were downhill and exhausting. I ran out of water at that point. I was fearing blisters, but I escaped that fate.
It’s been great paying to have my clothes washed and dried. Now showered and clean. I’m waiting for dinner at 8.30pm.