As three Columbus residents began a coast-to-coast hike across England, they found themselves whipped by unusually strong winds mixed with exceptionally cold temperatures.
For Walter Glover, Ed Eckerly and Vivian Eckerly, it seemed an ominous start to the second annual Foundation For Youth international adventure.
But when the trek concluded eight days after it began, the three Columbus residents were grateful for the cooperative weather they encountered during the remainder of their journey.
It’s not usually that way. The area is known to have the highest average rainfall in all of Great Britain, Ed Eckerly said.
“It was an unprecedented gift to have no rain from one coast to the other coast,” Glover said in his online journal.
For more on this story, see Tuesday’s Republic.
