{"id":811,"date":"2014-10-26T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/?p=811"},"modified":"2014-10-26T16:20:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T15:20:14","slug":"al-sylvesters-walk-to-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/al-sylvesters-walk-to-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Sylvester&#8217;s &#8216;Walk To Freedom&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AlSylvesterPress3-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"Al Sylvester, Walk To Freedom, Press Image\" width=\"173\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AlSylvesterPress3-211x300.jpg 211w, http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AlSylvesterPress3.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/>In August a friend of mine set out on an 881 mile walk from Land\u2019s End to John O\u2019Groats. He had just retired from the RAF and wanted to spend his leave completing his \u2018Walk To Freedom\u2019. Al walked in memory of his best friend Dean Singleton and in aid of the Charity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prospect-hospice.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prospect Hospice<\/a> in Swindon where Dean spent his last days.<\/p>\n<p>On August 16th I was at Land\u2019s End at 7am! I wasn\u2019t there as just a friend to see him off or even as a photographer! We (I and Clayton Nicholls of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsidianentertainment.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Obsidian Entertainment<\/a>)\u00a0are making a documentary of Al\u2019s journey. But seeing this is a photography blog there is more about that coming in a different post! It was a lovely sunny morning, a perfect start to a very long journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-0407b7f856372579e1d172782078e7e5-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/al-sylvesters-walk-to-freedom\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/01-AlsWalkToFreedom-032.jpg\"\n               title=\"Land&#039;s End\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/01-AlsWalkToFreedom-032.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/thumbs\/thumbs_01-AlsWalkToFreedom-032.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"959\"\n               data-title=\"Land&#039;s End\"\n               data-description=\"Land&#039;s End\"\n               data-image-slug=\"01-alswalktofreedom-032\"\n               class=\"shutterset_0407b7f856372579e1d172782078e7e5\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Land&#039;s End\"\n                    alt=\"Land&#039;s End\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/cache\/01-AlsWalkToFreedom-032.jpg-nggid03959-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/02-AlsWalkToFreedom-056.jpg\"\n               title=\"A few quiet thoughts before setting off\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/02-AlsWalkToFreedom-056.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/thumbs\/thumbs_02-AlsWalkToFreedom-056.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"960\"\n               data-title=\"A few quiet thoughts before setting off\"\n               data-description=\"A few quiet thoughts before setting off\"\n               data-image-slug=\"02-alswalktofreedom-056\"\n               class=\"shutterset_0407b7f856372579e1d172782078e7e5\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"A few quiet thoughts before setting off\"\n                    alt=\"A few quiet thoughts before setting off\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/cache\/02-AlsWalkToFreedom-056.jpg-nggid03960-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/03-AlsWalkToFreedom-042.jpg\"\n               title=\"The first few steps on a long adventure\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/03-AlsWalkToFreedom-042.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/thumbs\/thumbs_03-AlsWalkToFreedom-042.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"961\"\n               data-title=\"The first few steps on a long adventure\"\n               data-description=\"The first few steps on a long adventure\"\n               data-image-slug=\"03-alswalktofreedom-042\"\n               class=\"shutterset_0407b7f856372579e1d172782078e7e5\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The first few steps on a long adventure\"\n                    alt=\"The first few steps on a long adventure\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/cache\/03-AlsWalkToFreedom-042.jpg-nggid03961-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/04-AlsWalkToFreedom-043.jpg\"\n               title=\"The first incline of many!\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/04-AlsWalkToFreedom-043.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/thumbs\/thumbs_04-AlsWalkToFreedom-043.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"962\"\n               data-title=\"The first incline of many!\"\n               data-description=\"The first incline of many!\"\n               data-image-slug=\"04-alswalktofreedom-043\"\n               class=\"shutterset_0407b7f856372579e1d172782078e7e5\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The first incline of many!\"\n                    alt=\"The first incline of many!\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt1\/cache\/04-AlsWalkToFreedom-043.jpg-nggid03962-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The plan was to meet Al again when he got to the Bristol area about a week later. Unfortunately the weather turned for the worse and his schedule had to change but that didn\u2019t matter as we still met him at 7am on Severn Beach. Not that he was expecting us that early and he walked straight by me! We all headed toward a closed M48 bridge (there was a marathon taking place) to see Al on his start into Wales. We however had to wait for the bridge to open to get the car over, but thankfully we weren\u2019t too far behind him. Most of his morning visitors left him at the bridge and when we got to the other side it didn\u2019t feel right driving and stopping and waiting for him to meet us again, so it was decided I would walk with him to the campsite. It was a lovely walk mainly on country roads and the time flew by as we chatted away. I hadn\u2019t realised I had walked 8 miles! We were camping next to Al that night as we wanted to do some filming first thing in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/al-sylvesters-walk-to-freedom\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/05-AlsWalkToFreedom-061.jpg\"\n               title=\"Next to the new Severn Bridge\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/05-AlsWalkToFreedom-061.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_05-AlsWalkToFreedom-061.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"963\"\n               data-title=\"Next to the new Severn Bridge\"\n               data-description=\"Next to the new Severn Bridge\"\n               data-image-slug=\"05-alswalktofreedom-061\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Next to the new Severn Bridge\"\n                    alt=\"Next to the new Severn Bridge\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/05-AlsWalkToFreedom-061.jpg-nggid03963-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/06-AlsWalkToFreedom-083.jpg\"\n               title=\"Standing on the footbridge over the old Severn Bridge\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/06-AlsWalkToFreedom-083.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_06-AlsWalkToFreedom-083.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"964\"\n               data-title=\"Standing on the footbridge over the old Severn Bridge\"\n               data-description=\"Standing on the footbridge over the old Severn Bridge\"\n               data-image-slug=\"06-alswalktofreedom-083\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Standing on the footbridge over the old Severn Bridge\"\n                    alt=\"Standing on the footbridge over the old Severn Bridge\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/06-AlsWalkToFreedom-083.jpg-nggid03964-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/07-AlsWalkToFreedom-098.jpg\"\n               title=\"Heading over the Severn Bridge and on to Wales\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/07-AlsWalkToFreedom-098.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_07-AlsWalkToFreedom-098.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"965\"\n               data-title=\"Heading over the Severn Bridge and on to Wales\"\n               data-description=\"Heading over the Severn Bridge and on to Wales\"\n               data-image-slug=\"07-alswalktofreedom-098\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Heading over the Severn Bridge and on to Wales\"\n                    alt=\"Heading over the Severn Bridge and on to Wales\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/07-AlsWalkToFreedom-098.jpg-nggid03965-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/08-AlsWalkToFreedom-102.jpg\"\n               title=\"Heading back into England for a bit!\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/08-AlsWalkToFreedom-102.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_08-AlsWalkToFreedom-102.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"966\"\n               data-title=\"Heading back into England for a bit!\"\n               data-description=\"Heading back into England for a bit!\"\n               data-image-slug=\"08-alswalktofreedom-102\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Heading back into England for a bit!\"\n                    alt=\"Heading back into England for a bit!\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/08-AlsWalkToFreedom-102.jpg-nggid03966-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        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    title=\"Another of those hills!\"\n                    alt=\"Another of those hills!\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/09-AlsWalkToFreedom-109.jpg-nggid03967-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/10-AlsWalkToFreedom-122.jpg\"\n               title=\"Taking on important fluids\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/10-AlsWalkToFreedom-122.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_10-AlsWalkToFreedom-122.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"968\"\n               data-title=\"Taking on important fluids\"\n               data-description=\"Taking on important fluids\"\n               data-image-slug=\"10-alswalktofreedom-122\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Taking on important fluids\"\n                    alt=\"Taking on important fluids\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/10-AlsWalkToFreedom-122.jpg-nggid03968-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/11-AlsWalkToFreedom-126.jpg\"\n               title=\"Even more hills!\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/11-AlsWalkToFreedom-126.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_11-AlsWalkToFreedom-126.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"969\"\n               data-title=\"Even more hills!\"\n               data-description=\"Even more hills!\"\n               data-image-slug=\"11-alswalktofreedom-126\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Even more hills!\"\n                    alt=\"Even more hills!\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/11-AlsWalkToFreedom-126.jpg-nggid03969-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/12-AlsWalkToFreedom-129.jpg\"\n               title=\"Relief at getting to the campsite\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/12-AlsWalkToFreedom-129.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_12-AlsWalkToFreedom-129.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"970\"\n               data-title=\"Relief at getting to the campsite\"\n               data-description=\"Relief at getting to the campsite\"\n               data-image-slug=\"12-alswalktofreedom-129\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Relief at getting to the campsite\"\n                    alt=\"Relief at getting to the campsite\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/12-AlsWalkToFreedom-129.jpg-nggid03970-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/13-AlsWalkToFreedom-134.jpg\"\n               title=\"A quick break before putting up the tent\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/13-AlsWalkToFreedom-134.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_13-AlsWalkToFreedom-134.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"971\"\n               data-title=\"A quick break before putting up the tent\"\n               data-description=\"A quick break before putting up the tent\"\n               data-image-slug=\"13-alswalktofreedom-134\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"A quick break before putting up the tent\"\n                    alt=\"A quick break before putting up the tent\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/13-AlsWalkToFreedom-134.jpg-nggid03971-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/14-AlsWalkToFreedom-138.jpg\"\n               title=\"Checking over the kit ready for the morning\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/14-AlsWalkToFreedom-138.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/thumbs\/thumbs_14-AlsWalkToFreedom-138.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"972\"\n               data-title=\"Checking over the kit ready for the morning\"\n               data-description=\"Checking over the kit ready for the morning\"\n               data-image-slug=\"14-alswalktofreedom-138\"\n               class=\"shutterset_054748554399d9167df18de1a57d0e16\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Checking over the kit ready for the morning\"\n                    alt=\"Checking over the kit ready for the morning\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt2\/cache\/14-AlsWalkToFreedom-138.jpg-nggid03972-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next morning was wet, well maybe torrential would be a better description. I didn\u2019t walk with Al on this day as he started off long before us, as we had to pack away our tent and get the cameras in their wet weather coats. We spent the day driving ahead and stopping in the next available pull in to be able to get out and film Al in the horrible conditions he was walking in. The roads he was on were very busy and with the rain, quite dangerous to be walking on, we witnessed some lorries that looked a little too close for our liking but I think it was something that Al became accustomed to but was always a little wary. We left Al on his way to Hereford and unfortunately that was the furthest north we could go with him due to other commitments (but we gave him a Go Pro to replace us!).<\/p>\n<p><strong><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-5bdf0cda0636f80b453b6e6d7c529a31-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/al-sylvesters-walk-to-freedom\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/15-AlsWalkToFreedom-150.jpg\"\n               title=\"Having a brew before breakfast (we put a tarp over Al&#039;s tent so that we could film in the dry)\"\n               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dry)\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/cache\/15-AlsWalkToFreedom-150.jpg-nggid03973-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/16-AlsWalkToFreedom-157.jpg\"\n               title=\"A very wet morning\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/16-AlsWalkToFreedom-157.jpg\"\n               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id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/17-AlsWalkToFreedom-171.jpg\"\n               title=\"Talking to BBC Wiltshire Radio\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/17-AlsWalkToFreedom-171.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/thumbs\/thumbs_17-AlsWalkToFreedom-171.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"975\"\n               data-title=\"Talking to BBC Wiltshire Radio\"\n               data-description=\"Talking to BBC Wiltshire Radio\"\n               data-image-slug=\"17-alswalktofreedom-171\"\n               class=\"shutterset_5bdf0cda0636f80b453b6e6d7c529a31\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Talking to BBC Wiltshire Radio\"\n                    alt=\"Talking to BBC Wiltshire Radio\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/cache\/17-AlsWalkToFreedom-171.jpg-nggid03975-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/18-AlsWalkToFreedom-161.jpg\"\n               title=\"Setting off again\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/18-AlsWalkToFreedom-161.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/thumbs\/thumbs_18-AlsWalkToFreedom-161.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"976\"\n               data-title=\"Setting off again\"\n               data-description=\"Setting off again\"\n               data-image-slug=\"18-alswalktofreedom-161\"\n               class=\"shutterset_5bdf0cda0636f80b453b6e6d7c529a31\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Setting off again\"\n                    alt=\"Setting off again\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/alswalktofreedompt3\/cache\/18-AlsWalkToFreedom-161.jpg-nggid03976-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div 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out on an 881 mile walk from Land\u2019s End to John O\u2019Groats. He had just retired from the RAF and wanted to spend his leave completing his \u2018Walk To Freedom\u2019. Al walked in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/al-sylvesters-walk-to-freedom\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[16],"tags":[377,473,378],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":820,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811\/revisions\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}