Summary
Today’s distance: 27.6 km (17.1 miles)
Total distance: 1237 km (769 miles)
Distance to go: 391 km (243 miles)
Report
I awoke at 5:30 am to the sound of rain hitting the tent. For my pre breakfast I ate muesli and grapes which I had bought at a small pub last night. I was on the road by 7:30 am. I went past Moreton Valence church and then on farm tracks to Wheatenhurst. I joined the Gloucester to Shapness Canal just south of Frampton on Severn.
Just south of the Splatt bridge a bearded gentleman on a bicycle stopped and introduced himself as a blog follower and a JOGLE walker from the 1990's. Like many other LEJOG walkers he is also a TGO walker. We took to the road at Purton and Don, for that was his name, walked with me to Wanswell. There he left to cycle home, when the showers, that had been ever present, turned to heavy rain. Walking in Don's company the morning passed very quickly.
I stopped for lunch, an all day breakfast, at a very busy cafe in Berkeley. I meant to photograph the name plate of the town for my readers in the US but as usual forgot after the meal. I'd just like them to know I too have been to Berkeley. Then I headed back to the Severn Stop bank where I have camped for the night, just before a heavy and windy rain squall. This evening's meal is a bag of Tesco's unsalted, yogurt coated cashews and cranberries.
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ReplyDeleteDear Dr. Barr,
ReplyDeleteI contacted Colin who kindly provided more information. Unfortunately, I think I lost my chance to meet you when you passed near by Birmingham, because now is to difficult to me to get to your current whereabouts, because of restricted time and money.
So I will have to encourage you from afar, you are almost there! Hopefully we can remain in contact, you are becoming an inspiring person to me. In fact I'm doing some fundraising myself for Barnardo's and running in the Great North Run. In the professional area, I'm currently working on measuring that target phase in a useful way! Your guidance in science and activism will be very much appreciated.
Best regards and good luck for the last days of your long walk.
Alan Islas
PhD Student
Acoustics and Sonar Group
University of Birmingham
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ReplyDeleteHi Richard,
ReplyDeleteI am in transit at Sydney airport en route to Johannesburg. You're going great guns and will probably have finished the walk by the time I get back to email access again. All the best for the remainder of the journey. See you when we both get home.
Cheers,
Rob