Saturday 17th November 2018 - Worcestershire Beacon G/WB-009, Bredon Hill G/CE-003 & Cleeve Hill G/CE-001

No gig - day off

Little did it, or I, know that the existence of a race meetings at Cheltenham would cause the complete closure of an A road, so it could be entirely devoted to punters leaving the racecourse.  I was far from gruntled.  I did manage to find a way round and up onto Cleeve Hill G/CE-001.  Parking was at a premium up there, but fortunately someone was just leaving as I arrived. 

The walk to the trig point is trivial on this one - just a few hundred yards along a flat field.  For the third time in the day, the summit was qualified on 2m FM with the handheld.

My issue now was getting accommodation for the night.  Nigh on impossible around Cheltenham on a race day it would seem.  I messaged my sister-in-law in Chandlers Ford who I’d already arranged to stay with after Sunday’s gig in Portsmouth, to see if I come come a night early.  This was fine, so I had a bit more driving to do.  It worked out well though, as I enjoyed a very pleasant evening catching up with Charmaine and Rob over a couple of beers and a bit of supper.  I was now handily placed for an activation of Black Down G/SE-003 in the morning too.