This is the second day Janet is back walking after a four day break. For the next two weeks and a bit we are in a hired camper van. Although it is wonderfully luxurious, there are inevitably more chores to be done in this style of accommodation, especially when moving on.
Today was a massive day for Janet, walking her longest distance so far, from Wainlode to Upton upon Severn. On top of this, Janet’s journey is getting to the stage where the Severn Way is more overgrown and harder going.
On the way to the starting point this morning, we passed a Kingdom Junction, where the A road gives way to a B road.
There are loads of small ups and downs in Tewkesbury and the surrounding area. If these bumps got flooded too, and some of them did a few years ago, the Severn must have been many metres above normal. The amount of water, its extent and depth, must have been terrifying. It’s an unhappy thought that we can look forward to this happening more often.
I sat in the Abbey at Tewkesbury. Some of the visitors inside were chatting, their voices less than their echoes. It must have been like this for as long as the Abbey was built. Did this mean anything to those mediaeval people? What is given back is more than what is given. Maybe that’s how people saw their faith.
This is a more common sight since I did my end to end. Among the others are professional dog walkers.