Today was the first day I had one or more companion all day
(Rachma and Steven had joined me at the end of day 12).
In the morning my friend David and I started from Harwell - we struggled to cross two main roads (one being the A34) and the main GWR line; David's comments were:
b----y roads, b-----y railways and b-----y footpaths.
Despite our careful map work several paths ran out at the boundaries and failed to cross road or rail.
However, eventually we got to Abingdon, late, to a nice pub, Nag's Head.
I was allowed 5 minutes before-hand in a lovely church - St. Helen's - with fantastic
roof-paintings - but we were in danger of being late for our meet with David's wife, Louise and Daff.
After too long and too large a lunch (Bill) we left for a long idyllic walk on the side of the Thames.
Unfortunately, too long - so we made many stops as exhaustion began to set in; the last at a pub on the river in Sandford
(so 2:1 score Pubs to churches, I'm afraid).
We arrived back at Louise and David's exhausted - not having the energy to go out;
poor Louise having to cook us a delicious chilli.
No psalm today, nor tomorrow, rest day when I'll be catching up with sending past blogs. Bill the relaxing Pilgrim
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Sounds as if you had a great time though even through the exhaustion of 'pub drinking'. Hooray for Daff the pilgrim backup!! (Bet she bought fresh supplies and took away the old!). Anne x
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