Back to the Three Trees cafe where I left off on Day 8, but this time with my dear friends Marc and Nigel, as fascinated by the ancient history of this area as I am. We liaised from different directions at Swindon station, then almost missed the X5 bus as the grim bus station has … Continue reading Day 9 personal log
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A day of two halves again. I woke up at 7am naturally after a really good sleep. I'd arranged already to skip breakfast as rain was predicted after noon, so I was up on the Downs by 8am, on a clear, bright, cold day, with only a man and his friendly labrador for company. Climbing … Continue reading Day 8 personal log
Now beginning to get further from London but the GWR trains from Paddington are fast, getting me to Didcot Parkway in less than an hour. From there I take one of the frequent buses, X35 or X36 from right in front of the station, to Wantage, about another 35 minutes. It takes a discursive route … Continue reading Day 7 personal log
When I lead a walk for my Islington u3a walkers' group, I do a pre-walk - 'recce' in the jargon - in advance to check out any problems: paths closed or impassable, diversions etc. For the Ridgeway, apart from the first two days where the paths were mostly well known to me, I'll be going … Continue reading doing the recce