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For some of us, not all of us. Ken was still “Weak and Spindly” (his favourite name for Terry) and the high level consensus was that he should taxi himself and most of the stuff to Newbridge so that he might have the jam to walk into Oxford tomorrow. Hope so. Terry and Peter trippedContinue reading “August 17 2026. Lechlade to the Trout Inn on Tadpole Bridge. 19.05 km. 28°C.”

I forgot to mention the case of the missing dog yesterday. We had met a lady walking two spaniels (we were taking a snack break at the time, with Ken scarfing down all of Peter’s M&Ms unbeknownst to Peter!).  We met her again but this time with only one spaniel. She had lost one. IContinue reading “August 16. Cricklade to Lechlade. 8 km today.”

A one hour taxi ride from Bristol to the Source, with a lovely driver originally from Poland. She took us down a private road marked with “absolutely no public access to the Source”. She dropped us off, we had to climb over a gate quickly and sneakily, and she snuck away. But the stone markerContinue reading “August 15. The walk begins… From the officially recognized but somewhat debated Source of the Thames to Cricklade. 12.5km. 25°C. Hot and dry.”

Perhaps I should say a few words about why we are walking again… And why start in Bristol? Ken and I started long distance walking in 2019 on the 800 km Camino de Santiago. On the plane home, Ken looked over at me and with a stern look told me to never ask him toContinue reading “August 14. Still in Bristol.”

After 29 hours of travelling, Peter, Ken and I have made it to Bristol, where we are taking a short break to get over the jet lag, before beginning our trek along the Thames River. The 34°C heat was not exactly a pleasant welcome and we’ve had to take things easy. But we’ve still managedContinue reading “From Canada to Bristol England. On our way to walk the Thames River Path. August 10 to 13 2026. 35°C.”