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Progress towards the Struet was also on the road as the right hand side was blocked with parked vehicles while the left hand side was obstructed with people sitting on chairs outside the café.
Mr Kerr eventually crossed the road at the crossing point but immediately re-traced his route to time the FOUR SECONDS allowed to cross here.
Down the hill towards the car park (by now being controlled by David) only to have to put his feet down near the entrance of the car park because the pavement camber drags a wheelchair into the road. Up Market Street , (on the road again because the pavements were blocked, against the flow of on-coming traffic in this narrow road), and on towards the town centre. Again mostly on the road because private vehicles were parked in loading bays causing retailers to park on the pavements to unload their vans.
By the time they reached the Monument, Mr Kerr admitted he had been quite agitated. He noticed how many unauthorised vehicles passed through the choke and didn't know it was not being monitored.
He then put on the glasses and immediately had the effect of someone with cataracts. Guided by David, and instructed by Margaret Seaman, another Group member, Mr Kerr started to make his way back to the car park. He said he knew he was by the Coracle because he could smell chips! However crossing the road was hair-raising and could only be done safely with help.
Margaret advised him to use the long cane to follow the edge of the pavement. All went well until the kerb ended at the shared surface point outside the HSBC bank. Margaret told him to follow the wall of the bank, which he did and had to be guided around the people queuing at the cashpoint.