Jour 5
To be continued - Puppy day
11 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
New Puppy postpones rest of walk ...to be continued !
11 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
New Puppy postpones rest of walk ...to be continued !
10 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
So it’s relatively flat start as I’m by the Thames! We are heading north out of Goring on the Swans Way past the Leatherne Bottel gastropub (another old haunt) onto South Stoke of Domesday bookEn savoir plus
AngleterreWest Ilsley51°33’33” N 1°19’46” W
9 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
So up that hill again to the Ridge!
Heading East past the odd tumulus and on to the Lord Wantage Monument! A Monument to some chap , a founding father of the Red Cross and Crimean soldier and VCEn savoir plus
8 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Some blue sky early on ! So back to the track or at least the old Roman road , the Ermin way which heads NE towards Ashbury folly past Bishopstone village .
It’s a blustery day
Wayland’sEn savoir plus
AngleterreEast Kennet51°24’42” N 1°49’50” W 7 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Supposedly this is the true start of the Ridgeway ! The sign says it all ! It’s dry and it’s definitely a ridge as you have to walk up the hill ! It’s very green but overcast! The white horse atEn savoir plus
AngleterreAvebury51°25’36” N 1°51’12” W
7 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Well it’s not raining !
Probably created around 2600 BC, Avebury is circles of stones within circles of stones .It is believed that Avebury henge contained around 600 standing stones, though onlyEn savoir plus
6 octobre 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Following a route used since prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers , the 87 mile long Ridgeway passes through ancient landscapes through downland, secluded valleys and woodland.En savoir plus
Wolfgang und Heidi Lucky you. Our last pet (a cat) past away a couple of month. We really want to have a dog as well. But we can’t because our plans for future travel‘ are too heavy to leave a pet back home. And anyway we have plans to sell our lovely country home altogether and go for renting holiday homes all over the places instead.
Ant Travels That’s a plan - our last dog died in April . Wide less keen on travel though!