August 26, 2026. And then there was one. Marlow to Maidenhead. 

Both Ken and Peter took rest days today so Terry decided to walk by herself. But it was a very long day.  I carted our very heavy sopping wet to the laundromat to rewash it and dry it. That was 3.57 km return. Then I walked to the bus stop with Peter (1.3 km).  Peter continued shopping and I took the bus over to Marlow. In the end, a total of 21.8 km walked.

Today was the first time I have ever walked by myself for a day, in all of the pilgrimages I have ever done. It was different, not having to worry about holding others up, taking pictures but…admittedly, sometimes you see things that you would like to share with someone.

Ken’s thoughts:  I have done this in the past but echo what Terry says. Better to share the experience. Bounce back tomorrow together!

What is this car, Ken? Early 50s Chevy pickup a long way from home says Ken.
Those are serious chimneys!
Huge houses along the river now.
Common hop.
So very very true.
Snow berry.
How fun are 9 dogs playing in the water, none on leashes.
I’m a sucker for church bells.
Just chilling in the lavender.
I guess I wasn’t completely alone today! Just me and the girls.
On previous pilgrimages, people would set up “donativo”. Food or drink and you would pay what you thought was fair. This household set up a robotic chocolate chip cookie dispenser. I had just chowed down on one so I didn’t get one but another walker tried…and eventually got her cookie… For £2.
It refused to give her a bag. A little human boy went and got her one.
This would make Scott happy… He hates having to dodge horse hooey on the trail.
Blue-winged teal.
Oyster fungus.
Taking the train back to Henley.
The two straight lines are the bus and train rides, not included in the total.

Until tomorrow.

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