Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 14
As I mentioned at the end of yesterday’s report, we decided at the start that instead of completing the Severn Way at the quayside in Bristol, we would deviate and finish our walk at our son’s...
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Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 13
We have a good night, after a lovely supper party. We drive back to the estuary, which is still a bit hazy, but at least it’s dry. We meet a twitcher, who is very excited as...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 12
We wake up to the sound of thunder and pouring rain yet again. Having only just managed to get our clothes sufficiently dry enough to wear again today, we are reluctant to get going early. Our...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 11
Today, we are joined by a good friend and his golden Labrador Tatty Bogal, after the Scots name for a scarecrow. Instead of walking down the river's edge, the path takes us down the Gloucester and...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 10
We arrive back at Upper Framilode just as the tide turns again and see clearly the Severn Bore wave coming up the estuary although not as spectacularly as at certain times of year. All signs of...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 9
We are joined today by our host from two nights ago, whom we picked up from his home. It is overcast and with what the Scots would call a fine mizzle. We walk down the road...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 8
Moses and I started on our own as Tom had to go into Gloucester to shop for something. All started well, and I even listened to Beethoven on my AirPods as we made good progress along...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 7
We had a wonderful day off back in Oxford, celebrating a family get-together at our daughter’s house—all 21 of us! Back to Tewkesbury Abbey on Sunday morning, walk through the rest of the town, and back...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 5
Back to Upton and we walk out of this pretty small town on the west side of the river. It is an incredibly beautiful morning with not a cloud in the sky or any wind. We...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 4
Moses shows no desire to walk today having got out of the car reluctantly holding up his front leg and insisting he had a problem. We decide to leave him with Richard as we are walking...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 3
Another fine morning and our progress looks to be good as, according to the publican of the pub, the path was clear. After about an hour along a wooded path we have to contend with a...
Jane’s Walk 2024 – Day 1
As Tom is now over eighty and I am reaching that age rapidly, we needed, once again, to find a walk that was reasonably flat with not too many hills to contend. with. Our driver Richard,...
