Dick Turpin
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I don’t know if there is a fortean country walk thread, so I thought I’d start one, after a tale that was told to me at the weekend.
Last Saturday morning a neighbour of mine and I went out for a country walk. He knows how much I enjoy walking, so he kindly offered to take me on some of the routes that he has plotted himself over the years.
We were about 3 miles in, and on a narrow secluded country lane, when he told me a curious story.
About 20 years ago, he and his wife were out walking along then same lane, when they heard the sound of a motorbike approaching from behind, so they moved to the very far right of the lane, to give the bike plenty of room to pass.
Its engine got louder and louder, until it got to the stage where they expected the bike to whizz past, when suddenly there was total silence.
They stopped walking and turned around, and the lane was completed deserted, with nowhere that the bike could have gone to. On either side of the lane there is thick hedgerow and bramble, with no paths leading off into the fields beyond
How odd I said, and asked him if he had ever experienced any other strange anomalies whilst out walking. He gave me a look that suggested that there was, but didn’t elaborate.
We are off for another walk next Saturday morning, so I’m hoping he might come up with some more tales.
So, that said, has anyone ever had any fortean experiences whilst out country walking?
Last Saturday morning a neighbour of mine and I went out for a country walk. He knows how much I enjoy walking, so he kindly offered to take me on some of the routes that he has plotted himself over the years.
We were about 3 miles in, and on a narrow secluded country lane, when he told me a curious story.
About 20 years ago, he and his wife were out walking along then same lane, when they heard the sound of a motorbike approaching from behind, so they moved to the very far right of the lane, to give the bike plenty of room to pass.
Its engine got louder and louder, until it got to the stage where they expected the bike to whizz past, when suddenly there was total silence.
They stopped walking and turned around, and the lane was completed deserted, with nowhere that the bike could have gone to. On either side of the lane there is thick hedgerow and bramble, with no paths leading off into the fields beyond
How odd I said, and asked him if he had ever experienced any other strange anomalies whilst out walking. He gave me a look that suggested that there was, but didn’t elaborate.
We are off for another walk next Saturday morning, so I’m hoping he might come up with some more tales.
So, that said, has anyone ever had any fortean experiences whilst out country walking?