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We are quite close to Heathrow so there are planes constantly taking off. They finally stopped after midnight for several hours – maybe Charles needs his sleep? But then at 2:00 am I am woken by guys yelling and I thought it was some team or some such from Eton blowing off steam (the McDonald’sContinue reading “August 27 and 28 2026. Maidenhead Bridge to Eton Bridge. Rest day in Windsor.”

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).  PeterContinue reading “August 26, 2026. And then there was one. Marlow to Maidenhead. “

Ken’s knee decided to take a rest day so Peter and I walked without it…without the rest of Ken which is attached to the knee. A 1.3 km walk to the bus stop, a 20 minute bus ride careening down a very narrow road, slam on the brakes so hard that my trekking poles wentContinue reading “August 25, 2026.  Marlow back to Henley. With walks to the bus and a “diversion”, a plus 19 km for Peter and me.”

Ken started out before us as I took Peter back to see the Lego triceratops but it was already gone.  Back on the trail, walking through parks, along the Thames past derelict boats piled with trash (another man’s treasure?), through fields and woods – a huge diversity of tracks today. Peter trailed behind collecting emptyContinue reading “August 24, 2026. Reading to Shiplake to Henley-on-Thames. 11 km plus 2 km walking Reading looking for Dinos and a few kms on the train.”

Not much to say today. Usual walk along the river, past locks, always on the lookout for the next pint or snack. And walking into a big city at the end of the day. Ken’s thoughts: a well paced day with our lunch cafe showing up at right time and an ice cream truck justContinue reading “August 23 2026. Pangbourne to Reading. 13.25 km.”

Kens thoughts: After a fairly raucous evening in Wallingford (not by our tired triumpherate, I’m afraid) but by every citizen in town, plus every vehicle passing by, it seemed to settle down quickly at 2300 hrs. Very civilized indeed. So the sleep was better than we thought it would be and we really felt weContinue reading “August 22, 2026. Wallingford to Goring, then to Pangbourne. 14.03 km.”

After gathering up the laundry which was hung to dry anywhere and everywhere there was a space for it to dry, with Ken frying himself an egg for breakfast, and doing a quick tidy, we headed out the door for what was supposed to be a 22 km walk.   Sadly the path was on theContinue reading “August 21. 2026. Abingdon to Wallingford. 25.33 km in total, 20.81 walking, 4.52 km cruising.”

When we walked the 800 km Camino de Santiago in 2019, we were driven to walk every step. If we took a taxi one day due to fatigue, the next day we would taxi back to the spot where we picked up the taxi. For the 2200 km Via Francigena, we also had the purposeContinue reading “August 20. Oxford to Abingdon.”

We could not just walk by this historic city so we decided to take a “rest” day here. Not that it was all that restful as we spent the day exploring the city, including a boat ride on the Thames and a walking tour of the university. So many famous people studied here, including CSContinue reading “August 19 2026. Rest day in Oxford.”

Just another day of walking. Spoke with a fisherman who had done his degree in Saskatoon, and later with a family relaxing in chairs outside their boat. Ken had already gone by (he walked ahead most of the day) and the dad thought we were from Switzerland.  I stopped to chat. His family said heContinue reading “August 18 2026. The Rose Revived at Newbridge to the Talbot Pub near Eynsham and on to Oxford. Close to 14 km. Cooler and cloudy today.”