Day 6 Cricklade to Source (hopefully)

Homeward stretch ! And the source ? They said it was 5 miles shorter during the summer drought but I’ll walk to the historic source !
Lucky again with the weather as it’s warm and dry!
Heading out from Cricklade it’s clear the Thames is pretty tame here and the summer drought hasn’t really returned it to “normal “. The stream is becoming intermittent and it’s really just a trough at times but I am right next to it !
I pass through Waterhay and then through the picturesque Ashton Keynes where the Thames gets divided into several channels and the western side of the high street is considered the Thames . It’s here and then it’s not here . Through the lakes/ ponds areas the stream appears and disappears. And then it’s gone for good - I could walk on the riverbed ! Approaching Kemble I do walk in the river bed ! The source has multiple marks - the ringed circle of stones or the simple stone monument that arrived in 1974 - previously “old father Thames “ seen at St John’s Lock was here . It’s been a very dry year and today just before November it’s 20 degrees! And I’ve just read something that says the source (weather permitting) is actually 8 miles further on in Gloucester!
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