Offa's Dyke Day Zero: Sedbury Cliffs, Chepstow

Distance walked: about 8 miles
OD path: 2 miles
Weather: hot and sunny, nice breeze
Birds of prey seen: kestrels and buzzards
Cows in bogs: about 4
Things temporarily misplaced: the path

Public transport isn't much fun, it would be fine if it weren't for the public, but it got us from Oldham to Chepstow as planned. After dropping our rucksacks off at the Castle View Hotel, we went to visit Chepstow Castle, and admired it's 800 year old doors, fun spiral staircases and battlements. A good opportunity to test out how much wind my hat can take without blowing away.

After the castle, we walked to Sedbury Cliffs and the official start of the Offa's Dyke path. The Dyke begins near Buttington Tump where some very foolhardy people were rolling down the hill in those big human-sized hamster balls. Hopefully they clean them out between turns.

Tomorrow's provisions have been purchased (at Tesco, so much for shopping locally, oops) and we are now at the Three Tuns pub with some local beer - a nice pint of Warrior ale brewed in Tintern (me) and a pint of Butty Bach for Rob, which was nice apparently, despite it's name.