It rained a lot today, and not only that it was cold, it was windy. But haste we made. Passing ground we had hundreds of times before. I had a realisation though. Today would have been the day I officially got my NVQ and so would dozens of others. So congratulations are in order! Of course assuming any of you made it alongside me. If not I guess it doesn't matter to you any more anyway.
Though the day was horrible, the outcome was less so. We gained experience in carrying our weapons. We each held a loaded and an unloaded one ready. With the unloaded one we practised lining up shots; though it isn't the best experience it is indeed the quietest.
We didn't travel as far as we wanted so we utilised the time with map learning. Mainly with Sam being the learner and me testing her. We've started to designate areas each day that will be the refuge if we are split up again. In such a case the pilfered maps will be useful (I say maps as I picked up a second one today). We also split the medical stuff a bit more, especially as Sam is still on low level antibiotics for another week to ensure the wound is okay.
I'm sure you are still inquisitive over where we hid those past days from the Dodge men. The main thing I learnt from computer games online is simple: the enemy rarely worries about their doorstep. They leave their safe area assuming the enemy to be further on unless you reveal yourself, to which they will be wary. Strangely enough if you attack a safe area and retreat they don't assume that you are in the local area all that often; they think you have pulled back to a more controlled area. More fool them. A small hut in the woods served us well until we had to leave.
So now we rest. We aren't where I wanted to be. Ideally I wanted to be able to get to my home and move on within a day. That seems impossible to do safely. Instead we face another day walking then another evening waiting. So on Thursday we should get there...
Even with double our layers it is cold. We best get warm clothing that is suitable soon. I don't fancy our chances when we catch hypothermia...
I hope you make another day
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