Dorchester

As you can probably tell we stopped off for lunch with our drivers in Dorchester.  Well it was a lovely day.  There was an unusual game in the garden which seemed to involve throwing bits of wood at a large black circle.  We didn't have a go but there was a man practising, it made quite a noise when the bits of wood hit the ground.

This was a lovely walk.  We had to leave the river a couple of times but not for too long.  The walk over the weir at Benson Lock was wonderful - the water on one side was so still and on the other side it sounded like a waterfall.  We really liked Benson and the small caravan park we went through had some lovely wooden holiday homes.

Look at These!

Angela making a fuss about buds/blossom/new leaves again - another recurring theme!

Walking by the River

Ah but I bet you didn't know that this is the River Thame not the River Thames.  We had finished our walk along the Thames Path and were just walking up to Dorchester alongside the River Thame which flows into the Thames here.

A Shame to Leave it Behind

We had to leave the river a bit in Shillingford and we got all excited when we saw it again, only to find we had to leave it straightaway.  Doesn't it look beautiful!

The Shillingford Hotel

At last the Shillingford Hotel!  Catherine has been telling me about this hotel on every walk so far.  It is a good place to go for coffee apparently but we didn't - we don't stop until the end, just in case we can't start again!  We weren't sure about taking a dip in the pool, we thought it seemed a bit too public.

Another Action Photo

Here's a photo to prove that Angela is walking too!

Back in Wallingford

Five days later and here we are back in Wallingford again.