Huzzah! The Northern Line is complete, leaving me with just one more to go. Albeit the longest one...
Having spent most of yesterday walking uphill, I decided that walking downhill today might be preferable, and so set off to High Barnet to walk into Camden. The plan didn't quite work out, and until we reached Highgate Hill there were as many ups as downs. Lynsey Edgar gave up her doubtless valuable time to join me, and so I was the beneficiary of company for the 6th walking day in a row.
The walk was a pretty decent, of particular note being the really spectacular houses in East Finchley and Highgate, and the equally spectacular view of London from Archway, the road there traversed by the attractive but worryingly-named 'suicide bridge'.
Only two hiccups today. The first was unplanned, the second intentional but none the less frustating. While walking between Totteridge & Whetstone and West Finchley, Lyno and I managed to miss Woodside Park tube station, and were it not for the helpful direction of a passer by we might have spent hours looking for the (admittedly well hidden) building.
Secondly, walking all the way to Mill Hill East, an additional terminus which sticks out of the branch, before retreading most of the same steps and thus adding about 2 miles to the journey, was something of a pain. But we're still alive, so never mind.
And just when we started to flag, we were joined by Tom Ainsworth at Archway for the walk past Tufnell Park and Kentish Town into Camden, and a subsequently well earned drink in the Camden eye. Thanks to both Tom and Lynsey for their company, which as always was heartily appreciated.
One more line to go, and five days of walking. My feet are pretty painful now, and I may soon be popping to Boots for another batch of blister plasters, but my knee continues to defy expectation by supporting my weight on every step, and so I shall remain optimistic!
KBO
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