Notes from a walk up the Wye River Valley

Here are some SMS (Short Message Service) messages sent from a mobile `phone during our walk. Each message is processed by an SMS - e-mail gateway, an EXIM filter, and a PERL script, and is then displayed using SSI (Server Side Includes), on this web page. To see where we went, click on the word `map'.

Time of message: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:12:38 +0100
Text of message: Well, I am leaving tonight, so you probably know where I am now.
A map.

Time of message: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 22:31:58 +0100
Text of message: Location: Newport. The trains run regularly, but not as often as I would like.
A map.

Time of message: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:08:24 +0100
Text of message: Thought provoking art. Breakfast accompanied by soothing in-house pianist. Fine herby sausages.
A map.

Time of message: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:25:33 +0100
Text of message: Rucksack contents culled. More hilly and woody than expected. Arrived in Tintern mid-afternoon, greeted by tea, cakes, and wasps.
A map.

Time of message: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:26:38 +0100
Text of message: We heard the radio. Our faces turned ashen. We saw pictures on the television at the gift shop.
A map.

Time of message: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:33:36 +0100
Text of message: Dinner at the Cherry Tree was lovely. Breakfast was great. We hope the rain will clear. The world had not ended.
A map.

Time of message: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:22:40 +0100
Text of message: Unfortunate signposting at Whitestone picnic area. Inept performing squirrel just caught branch. Flowers on path to fine lunch at the Boat.
A map.



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