Lechlade - Our Destination

We've arrived in Lechlade!  We're staying overnight in Lechlade so it's off for a shower and then a meal in the Italian restaurant - if we can stay awake long enough!

Thoughts on this leg:

This was a bit of a disappointment compared to yesterday's walk.  We didn't keep with the river and we didn't like having to walk alongside a busy road.  However, the bit just before Lechlade was beautiful.

Boats!

This is the first time we've seen proper boats on our walk downstream.  We are nearly at Lechlade.

No Boats

It isn't possible to take boats upstream from here only canoes.  Brendan wanted us to go on the bridge for this photo but we really couldn't make it up the steps - over 20 miles in two days is beginning to take its toll.

Not Quite Next to the Thames

For quite a lot of this walk we were not next to the Thames unfortuneately and at one stage we even had to walk along a busy, noisy main road.

Plane Spotting

Brendan was very interested in the transporter planes that kept flying overhead.  It made a change from buds, the Shillingford Hotel and ducks masquerading as rabbits!

Striding Out

You may have noticed that we are not on our own.  Brendan came with us today and was official photographer.  That means Tutts 3, Beecrofts 1.  It's a bit tricky for the Beecrofts to join in as a lot of them are in France and others are just lazy!

Difficult Terrain

We weren't keen on walking on this ground which had been churned up and had dried into deep ruts.

At Cricklade

After a bit of faffing we're ready to start - that's "Britain's oldest Roman Catholic church" behind us.