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Being caught up in the penalty shoot out at the end of the FA Cup final
Being caught up in the penalty shoot out at the end of the FA Cup final
Not really got a lot to say about today’s walk – the 8.3 miles to Brentford. It rained gently at the start and got progressively wetter as the day went on.
We passed Teddington Lock where thereもっと詳しく
We pushed on through Ham then onto Richmond. It was quite busy out today with a lot of bikes on the route which was just something else to break the rhythm up a bit.
We stopped at a pub in Richmondもっと詳しく
The next bit was quite a messy route through residential and industrial spaces and then a complex bit trying to navigate parts of the Grand Union Canal but eventually we saw the Thames again justもっと詳しく
All in all, it was a really tough day despite the shorter distance but the distance did mean our bodies have had time to recover. Only three days to go though.
After crossing Kew Bridge there was a lovely riverside path, although it was very busy with bikes and runners today. Probably just as well we’re not here on a weekend.
We had two stops today –もっと詳しく
One thing that struck me about today was the effect of the tides now on the Thames. We’d not seen this before today but this morning clearly at low tide you see so much new beach-type land comes toもっと詳しく