Our final day’s walk was enhanced with a visit to the Crown Jewels and disrupted with a thunderstorm. We walked under the Thames from London’s new financial district to its historical naval centre: Greenwich. It was fun starting the day right next to Tower Bridge. We started by checking out the Crown Jewels in TheContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 9: Tower Bridge to Woolwich”
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The Thames Path Day 8: Barnes to Tower Bridge
It was fascinating to walk this section of the river and see so many sights in one day. We were surprised by the number of open green spaces and how the character changed as we passed each bridge. The forecast had been rainy all day but we caught only a couple of showers that wereContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 8: Barnes to Tower Bridge”
The Thames Path Day 7: Kingston upon Thames to Barnes
I had expected this to be very similar to the previous day but it was surprisingly different. On the downside, a collapsed path by Kew Gardens forced a detour on the north bank which added a mile, making it about a 13-mile day. On the plus side, the impact of tides on the the ThamesContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 7: Kingston upon Thames to Barnes”
The Thames Path Day 6: Chertsey to Kingston upon Thames
A day without the big headlines was still a great day of enjoying the river and a detour. Most of the day was a gentle stroll alongside the peaceful river as it continued on its eastward journey. Some more deer sightings were a highlight, and we took the smallest ferry across the river. We hadContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 6: Chertsey to Kingston upon Thames”
The Thames Path Day 5: Windsor to Chertsey
What a full day this was! Our sixteen-mile walk started at Windsor Castle, and our stroll along the Long Walk through Windsor Great Park took us past many mature deer. We were reminded how small we are by the Air Force Memorial, the acre of land gifted to the US after JFK’s assassination, and theContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 5: Windsor to Chertsey”
The Thames Path Day 4: Cookham to Windsor
It was always going to be difficult for day 4 to beat day 3. The weather was fine but not quite as sunny. It was peaceful walking along the river, albeit in somewhat of a green tunnel at times. Then we popped out of the tunnel in Eton, and there was Windsor Castle right inContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 4: Cookham to Windsor”
The Thames Path Day 3: Aston to Cookham
Everything came together well to make this our best day on the Thames so far. The weather was great and the scenery was better. Highlights included a herd of hundreds of deer and fantastic reflections off the early-morning Thames. We were on the trail before 8am. The hotel’s breakfast was pricey and not available early,Continue reading “The Thames Path Day 3: Aston to Cookham”
The Thames Path Day 2: Reading to Aston
We enjoyed a fine day along the river, sampling the quaintness of Sonning and the history of Henley, with a few light rain showers separated by sunny spells. The Thames was cool, from a swan’s runway to the biggest weir I’ve ever seen. A couple of diversions contributed to the 14.3 mile day but addedContinue reading “The Thames Path Day 2: Reading to Aston”
The Adventures of the Cajunlimeys 