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So back to Windsor to start the third day of this section of the Thames. Travelling by minibus today but starting quite late – we don’t leave Millets until 09.30. We get to Windsor and are on route to be dropped by the Castle and we meet a barrier across the road – changing ofContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 28- 29/10/2020”

Back to Marlow where we finished the previous afternoon- different transport today! Parking at Didcot we catch the train to Reading, change and then to Maidenhead- the branch line to Marlow has been replaced with a bus. We arrive at the back of the station and after a quick falter find the way back towardsContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 27-28/10/2022”

So back to the Thames Path, a further block of four days. Not a good nights sleep before this walk as I’d been double jabbed the day before and was some what paranoid about the way I’d feel in the morning! All good! Sadly SPR still haven’t got transport so it was suggested that weContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 26 – 27/10/2022”

Just over a week since my last proper walk and decided it was time to go from home and find a slightly different route. Jack’s at home , meeting up with friends to discuss his wedding next year and also go for a walk. I decide to head straight up the hill, knowing they willContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 25 – 22/10/2022”

Following on from our journeying the previous day we are now at Zaros which is in the heart of Crete in the Idi Mountains. We are already high up at the best hotel of the trip which also has a fish farm- trout a speciality. There are apparently many springs around here providing a sourceContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 24- 14/10/2022”

We are not needing to meet for the boat until nearly 12 noon so last night some of us decided to do a short walk – Walk 1 from the book. We agreed to bring our stuff down to breakfast and go straight away. So this walk was only about 5km but the virtue andContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 23 – 13/10/2022”

On our tour schedule it suggested that this could be a day by the beach or a full or half day walk could be participated in! My preference as somebody who doesn’t swim well was for the walk , especially as the following day we were moving to another part of the island by boatContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 22 – 12/ 10/2022”

So after an evening by the sea it was time to pack bags and get them ready for another boat trip whilst we got ready to walk to our next destination. We were one down today as Yani had apparently fallen over four times on yesterdays walk. I did point out that it hadn’t happenedContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 21 – 11/10/2022”

A quick nip over to Crete for a bit of walking!! Great to be in sunshine and this trip has started in Chania. On the 9th we explore this Venetian town which has a busy harbour with a lighthouse on it’s wall and of course the obligatory waterfront cafes with their tempting and delicious GreekContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 20 – 10/10/2022”

A little closer to home today but still with a bit of travelling, not a good start as local traffic was really bad so we all arrived at Millets late! Once away from Abingdon and Clifton Hampden the journey to Wendover was a little better. Parked at the station and we set off walking atContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 19 – 29/09/2022”