Jane’s Walk 2022 – Day 13
Charles joined us again today as we headed for Walton-on-Thames, the end of our journey. There are rather more tarmac than country lanes along this section of the Thames Path. Instead of large opulent houses we...
Charles joined us again today as we headed for Walton-on-Thames, the end of our journey. There are rather more tarmac than country lanes along this section of the Thames Path. Instead of large opulent houses we...
We said goodbye to Kathryn and Chris, our wonderful hosts of the last three days, who have looked after so well in their beautiful home. Moses fell in love with their cute little seven-month-old King Charles...
We were joined again by Charles and Angela. It soon transpired that our walk today coincided with at least two major sponsored events, starting at Dorney where we were finishing. One was a triathlon, where the...
Moses and I found ourselves alone this morning as Tom had an important appointment with an eye specialist in Oxford. We started off by passing the stretch at Henley where the Royal Regatta takes place every...
Today we were joined by our son-in-law John, who arrived from Oxford by train. Just as we were preparing to set off, I received a WhatsApp message from my son quoting a prayer his daughter made...
The forecast was poor for the afternoon so Tom and I set off with the intention of getting as far as we could before stopping. After crossing over the bridge into Goring, we were greeted by...
Last night we experienced a horrendous thunderstorm just before going to bed. Obviously, there had been more rain at home prior to that, so we had been lucky to have missed it while walking. Today the...
David decided to stay with us for the night so he could join us again today. Back to the bridge at Abingdon, we walk through a pleasant park along the river out of the town and...
We start in good time back at Port Meadow, Charles and Angela having left their car at our house. On Osney Island, we meet up with Richard, who had picked up David from the station; he...
Our daughter Clare joins us with her friend Alannah and dog Layla. Another of Moses's best friends, so there is much excitement and noise. Apart from a slight detour away from the Thames at the start,...