We then ran along George's Lane towards the Pike and I stopped to take a photo of the horizon after the sun had dipped below it.
Within minutes it was pretty dark and I got my head torch (my old one, still haven't picked the new one up yet) out of my bag. I switched it on and thought it must be on a low setting as it was really dim but, you guessed it, it wasn't, the battery was dying! I was still about 1.5 miles away from home at this point and it was getting darker and darker. I decided to carry on along George's Lane, rather than turning off through Wilderswood and headed towards Factory Hill instead as this seemed a better option with very little light coming from my torch.
Before Factory Hill, when I got to the car park at Wilderswood, a small white van pulled up to an abrupt stop and the doors opened before the engine was even switched off. One of the men shouted something and I had no idea whether he was shouting to me or to his van companion. He shouted again and still I didn't know what he said. I just carried on running. Apologies if this was anyone I know but you scared the hell out of me so I just ran off.
Even though I had gone down the road after George's Lane, I still had to cut off along Binks Row and down past Wylderswoode Stud which is quite uneven underfoot. I did manage to get home without falling over although it was at quite a totter because Ruby was tired and barely moving, even though I wanted to get home as quickly as possible.
Not sure how I managed not to have charged the torch has I always put it straight on charge when I get in. I blamed Duncan for using it to walk Ruby in the morning and not charging it but he swears blind he hasn't used it. Question is, do I believe him?
Total distance - 4.8 miles
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