[<a href="http://storify.com/StMikesOpen4All/day-thirteen-swanwick-to-higham" target="_blank">View the story "Day Thirteen: Swanwick to Higham" on Storify</a>]<h1>Day Thirteen: Swanwick to Higham</h1><h2></h2><p>Storified by St Mikes Open4All · Fri, Jun 22 2012 16:32:03</p><div><b>It has been a stimulating conference, with much to think about and much to discuss.</b></div><div><b>It has also been a day off from walking, and I have been eating like <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katniss_Everdeen">Katniss Everdean</a> piling on the calories before going into the arena!  So after a big cooked breakfast and fish and chips for lunch, I recorded some final interviews.</b></div><div>Steve at the conferenceStMikesOpen4All</div><div>Steve sending greetings to Paul at St Mary LindisfarneAn Audioboo by StMikesOpen4All</div><div>Alison at the conferenceStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>There should have been a podcast of this, but I cannot find it!</b></div><div>Nick Aiken at the conferencestmikesopen4all</div><div><b>Then we gathered outside for the tearful farewell: Jonathan from Windlesham, Larry from Heatherside, myself, Mark from St Paul's, Andrew from St Mary's, Kim from St Michael's, and Bob from St Martin's.</b></div><div>They're sending me offStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>And they prayed for me ...</b></div><div>Camberley Group praying before I leave conferencestmikesopen4all</div><div><b>I gave myself a short walk of six miles today along the A61 towards Higham, and the last bit was spectacular ....</b></div><div>Country walk in Derbyshirestmikesopen4all</div><div><b>Caroline and David made me most welcome in their lovely home, and gave me a hot bath.  Bliss for the feet and legs!  They were concerned that the broadband would be too slow; I was concerned that Microsoft were sabotaging my efforts to get online!</b></div><div>Arrived safely at the Wakefields in Higham.Yes! Configuring Service Pack 14%complete. No! http://pic.twitter.com/cbVU2ieYSt Mikes Open4All</div><div><b>Caroline however kindly did a wash for me, and also consented to sign my vest ....</b></div><div>Caroline signing my vestStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>After  a tour of the house and gardens, we have dined on bœuf bourguignon. I am feeling very relaxed!</b></div><div>David and Caroline WakefieldStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>Tomorrow is a longer day as I have to walk something like 18 miles to Sheffield.  Prayers for dry weather would be appreciated.</b><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>With every blessing to you all.</b></div></div>
[<a href="http://storify.com/StMikesOpen4All/day-twelve-the-longest-day-at-swanwick" target="_blank">View the story "Day twelve: The Longest Day at Swanwick" on Storify</a>]<h1>Day twelve: The Longest Day at Swanwick</h1><h2></h2><p>Storified by St Mikes Open4All · Thu, Jun 21 2012 20:18:31</p><div>Today, Thursday 21 June, was the main day of the conference.  We had Morning Prayer together, and then a cooked breakfast.<div><br></div><div>The first session was "Articulating science and faith in a sceptical world with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Biography.php?ID=9">Professor Denis Alexander</a>, Director of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/index.php">Faraday Institute for Science and Religion</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>I grabbed <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hill_(bishop)">Bishop Christopher Hill</a> and asked him to sign my vest:</div></div><div>Bishop Christopher signs my jacketstmikesopen4all</div><div>Animal WoolStMikesOpen4All</div><div>This afternoon I went down to Ripley.  When I walked through yesterday, I tried to order some Animal Wool.  The kind lady at Manor Pharmacy ordered some for me and it arrive today.  It is marvellous stuff; Avril Arundel gave me a small amount but now I have stocked up.</div><div>Martin Wainright at the conferenceStMikesOpen4All</div><div>I caught up with my friend and former colleague Martin Wainwright over tea, before going to an Articulation Meeting (seminar) on serving the needs of baby-boomers (that's all of us born between 1945 and 1960).<div><br></div><div>In the evening I attended the mandatory concert and tweeted ....</div></div><div>#triennial #RovingRev amazing music at the entertainment. Relaxing after "Articulating science &faith in a sceptical world" et al.St Mikes Open4All</div><div>After that I filled in some forms that Kim had brought up with her from Camberley, and then got to grips with this post.<div><br></div><div>Love and blessings to you all.</div></div>
