Agent Smith

Mission Update - Thank you Sponsors👏

[Mission Update] Agent 2-Flags had a day off yesterday - enjoyed watching the [LIONS🦁🏉 beat the Convicts 🇦🇺🦘] 😂 & then [🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏉 beat Los Puma’s🇦🇷🙀]! [DISTANCE] 🥾 I completed a 4 miler in to town & back this morning to take me to my [50] hopefully for the week when it updates overnight; my target is set to [25] as wasn’t sure how I’d get on in the 4 days. I/we really enjoyed last week, despite the challenges of the heat & lack of sleep at times, it was good to get out of the house for a few days - [INT] I missed out Watford, Cricklewood, Stanmore, but substituted with Victoria & a jaunt around London central shopping/touristy sights 😁☀️ [CODEBREAKING] Junior 10/10 Complete; Codebreaker 1/10 so far; I have [🕵️Mrs Agent Smith & our🕵️‍♂️Son] as part of my [ANALYST TEAM] 😂 [SPONSORSHIP] I don’t do Social Media - apart from some closed Military/Charity groups, but as [🕵️Mrs Agent Smith] posted our Central London adventure on her FB page subsequently my sponsorship has leaped up to over £300👏 which has helped me make it over the £6000 mark👍 I still have a long way off to get to [LT COLONEL] …. but I’m only 60!! [INT] I’ve spent the last hour making some collages of all my pictures to upload to my ABF fundraising site - for my sponsors. [COMMS] THANK YOU for all of the kind comments & encouragement - you’re a smashing bunch of virtual ABF Fundraising Army legends❤️👌 I will be cheering you all on & watching how you all get on with your individual challenges [COMMS] permitting. [Agent 2-Flags OUT] 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🥾🔚 — with ABF Fundraising Army.

Message Delivered

[SITREP 8] Made it to Baker Street SOE Offices & then Churchills War Rooms. A hot day in the Capital - who knew the 4th of July would bring out hoards of our American Cousins👏👌🇺🇸 My contact at 65 Baker Street warned me there were a lot of war refugees in the Capital today, so we thanked her and set off to the War Rooms. I had to use all of my Agent ‘social engineering skills’ to blag my way into the War Rooms [nicely avoiding the £33 entry fee] I told the security lady that I had a vital message to deliver - having walked for a few days from Bletchley Park - she glanced in my bag - saw my codebook and let me through immediately - ahead of the big queue!! [Result] 👏 I took some [INT]| photos, handed over my [TS info] and left to return home. A nice day to top off a smashing week overall with [Mrs Agent Smith] finished off with a couple of cool pints of Cider🍺❤️ 15 Miles to add to my tally. [Agent 2 -Flags 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 OUT]

That There Central London

[SITREP 7] Made it into central London with [Agent Mrs Smith] We’ve just stopped at a favourite site of mine - the SOE Memorial - my [OPPO] took a few updated [INT] shots. Also found Churchills statue again - although heaving with visitors today 👍🇬🇧🕵️‍♂️👏Unfortunately/ironically, there was a homeless Ex Soldier protesting at the statue - as he’d had all his kit taken by the authorities last night - I had a chat with him as he seemed a decent chap and I sign posted him to our Regimental charity, SSAFA etc - I hope he gets some support ❤️. Off to our next check points - 7 Miles done 🥾[Agent 2-Flags 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿] & Mrs Agent Smith [OUT]

BLURSDAY - ABBOTS LANGLEY

[SITREP 6] Made it to the allotments, gates were locked, but I found the dead-drop; I cached my back pack with the vehicle before I set off today, as only did a short 2 miles to complete this phase. Completed some codebreaking sat in the vehicle [Junior 7/10, Codebreaker working on 3 codes]. Sponsorship & Mileage going well. My agent tracking device has now run out of juice, but [COMMS] device is still functioning - I saw a nice window display commemorating [VE80] in the town, so took a pic for [INT] I’m off to [RV] with Agent [Mrs Smith], she is joining me for the Central London checkpoints tomorrow. SORRY WATFORD - I am missing you out - no offence to any agents or supporters of the football club 😂 but I am an egg chaser!🏉! [Agent 2-Flags 🕵️‍♂️🥾🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 OUT]

Blursday - Apsley

[SITREP 5] Today is Blursday!! Slept up above Apsley in a quiet area opposite a farmers tractor turning area 🚜😇 Walked down to Apsley Cafe to meet a motorbike courier, I’d had a brew/breakfast already, so I took the code and walked back to the transport to head to my next location. Slept in the car - it doesn’t look anything like the photo - as my field admin is not what it used to be, so I’m not sharing a current picture of the inside of my car - I’m living like ‘Stig of the dump’ for those old enough to remember😂. I did a recce of Watford area in the evening and decided I won’t be going there!! NOPE!🤣 [Agent 2-Flags 🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 OUT]

Berkhampstead - Comrades Corner

[SITREP 4] I did some code breaking [Avoiding spoilers so redacted my pic] listened to my daily 10:00-13:00 broadcast via [Agent] Ken 😁 - those that know, know! Cooked & ate my lunch rations on a park bench near the Canal, then walked through Berkhampstead town and back towards the aptly named RV location at ‘Comrades Corner’ ❤️ There I met my next contact and have new orders. Roughly 5 miles in weather that was a bit cooler today, so even though it’s still hot, it wasn’t as bad, still worked up a sweat mind 🥾👍 I also spotted a bus with my old unit logo on it, which was nice. Then headed off on the transport to my night time location for some dinner; I’ll be back up for my broadcast tomorrow from new location [2-Flags OUT] 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🥾

Forest Sleep - Irvinghoe

[SITREP 3] Well, I survived a night in the National Trust Forest, no big beasties, but strange noises in the bushes 💩🦡 - it was a change sleeping (ish) under the tree canopy. I was up before dawn and did a 4 Miler to Irvinghoe, where I stopped in at the Rose & Crown pub (so early the cleaners let me in 🤣) Met my source and then jumped in the transport to move along to the next checkpoint. The weather is slightly cooler/cloudier today here it seems - so I’m gonna do some code breaking before hitting my next checkpoint at lunchtime. COSTA coffee are my new best friends, a couple of times they have given me ice/water and let me get a wash in their larger enclosed toilets ❤️👏☕️ [2~Flags OUT] 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🥾

Bletchley Park - Ascott House

[SITREP 2] well that was pretty brutal; 🥵☀️🔥I won’t be walking later than 13:00 again until this weather ‘does one’ 😂 Fitbit say 8 Miles, I did it in different stages - we’ll see what updates on the system overnight. I saw some of the other Agent updates - think I’ll also be setting off at dawn tomorrow morning! I can report that ‘not much shade was had’, but at least I’m ‘dark skinned & thick skinned’ so soaked it all up anyhow 😂 Had a few horn beeps of encouragement from drivers - which was nice - basically I think they could see I was ‘hanging out of my Ar*e’ on a long hill outside Wing, so they were being supportive😂 Cloudy now - but still roasting here! I made it to Ascott House, but didn’t want to break into my ‘Gold Sovereigns’ to pay the entry fee - as nice as it looked - I’ll need them for Churchills War office later in the week - the picture of the sign was free tho; 😇 I met some Chelsea Pensioners a few years ago on another ABF mission, so dug a pic out for ya’ll - smashing individuals ❤️ I’ve just had a late dinner on Beacon Hill & using ABF Merch where I can. I am sleeping in a big forest tonight near the next location - might be some interesting animal noises💩💩💩 - I’ll update in the morning👍 [I can’t imagine being a Veteran living rough on the street at the moment - I have my car and some spare kit with me, they just have what they can carry - I’m trying to rough it as much as I can this week, washing in toilets etc, it’s very hard, hopefully there will be no-one on the streets soon - Gov have decreed it 👏 Much love to the team, stay safe out there in the field. [2-Flags OUT] 🥵🥾🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 — at Ascott House.

OPB London Mission Briefing - Bletchley Park

[SITREP 1] Agent ‘2-Flags’ Reporting for duty! I took transport yesterday to get me closer to Bletchley HQ ready for my briefing this morning - I’m doing as many of the actual checkpoints as I can this OPB [London] and sleeping rough/in my car as I move along the route; I’m going to try and do 5 - 10 Miles per day this week as I have to cram in my mission this week. Today started by being given a postcard at HQ - it has secret writing on it - so it looks blank! It backs up the info I got from my briefing via electronic courier - I’ll report back later with any route progress. [OUT]🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Practice Walk #4 - Southsea

A 7 Miler to SouthSea and back, full walking weight. Reached my sponsorship target already 👍🥾

Practice walk #3 - I Walked into the Sea

Practice walk #3: Agent Steve “2-Flags” Smith - a quick update; As the ABF don’t sell flags, I had to make one out of my old FLW Normandy flag from 2022 - a 6 Miler today before it got toooo scorchio! 🥵Ended in the sea - which was nice!🥾🎖️

Practice Walk #2

Practice Walk #2 So today I ‘field tested’ my new ABF teeshirt, VE Day mini flag pole & a new remote selfie-stick, all to help prove my missions next month during OPB London. I’m very lucky to live down here on the South Coast, hotter than the Devils armpit today mind🥵 This week also sees us celebrate a little known anniversary, the formation of small units that supported Bletchley Park, SOE and the War Office in WWII & beyond, so I did a 5 miler today to commemorate all those who went before. [VE80] 🇬🇧❤️🎖️🥾[OUT]

Practice Walk #1

Walked with a pack on for the first time in a few months; Looking to do 20 minute miles during OPB London this year hopefully

VE80 Op Bletchley LONDON

Planning to spend the week of July 1st - 4th visiting each of the checkpoints and sleeping rough for a few days.