We have been none too encouraging and enjoy the extra space. Chris and Pascal and a South African girl called Rose. As we are not yet on the self sufficiency , food has been plentiful and good. In fact everyone feels a little bloated and agree that we are all now fatter than we were a week ago. The temperature has started to heat-up, as has the wind, and unfortunately running conditions are deteriorating.
Most people are now ready to go, with the wait a bit of a bore.
Books are being read and Barnsey continues to fart. John and I completed the section in a comfortable 4hrs 10 min. Some guys finished in 2hrs 10 min, but they are Martians in disguise. Others are still arriving and we are some 6hrs from the start. You really have to put out of your mind the distance to go, or towel-throwing would be the order of the day.