The day is bright and
sunny, perfect for walking a good stretch of the Teesdale Way Path from
Piercebridge to Blackwell, but in getting kitted out I can’t find the belt to
my walking pants, which should not be a problem as they have an elasticated
waist (more and more necessary these days); however I realise my error before a
mile is out as the pants begin to droop and require hoiking up irritatingly
often, prompting a quick rifle through the emergency equipment that lives in my
rucksack front pocket: cotton wool to plug ears in a cold wind; needle and
tweezers for splinter removal; plasters and out of date medication; whistle to
attract rescuers; multi-tool to take stones out of horses’ hooves – nothing of any
use in a pants emergency – until I drag out a spare bootlace, long enough to
circumscribe my waist via the belt loops with enough left over to tie a double
bow that holds everything in place for the remaining six miles.
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