A jolly party consisting of two loyal friends – who deserve a gold medal for cheerfulness and endurance – and daughter Clare, the Chaplain of Christ Church in Oxford. She brought Layla with her, so she and our dog Moses palled up, and they ran all day. Moses lies like a corpse now, as tired …
Category: 2022 Walk
Sep 02
Day3: Buckland Marsh to Bablock Hythe
Nearly turned my ankle trying to avoid the vast number of cracks in the path caused by a lack of rain. Then Jane is furious with me for allowing gates to slam in her face. She has every right to be cross. The problem is that when I walk, I go into a sort of …
Sep 01
Day 2: Lechlade to Buckland Marsh
How stupid can you get! Fancy being daft enough to go walking in the UK without a waterproof! The Princess Royal says wisely that there is no such thing as bad weather, merely inappropriate clothing and, boy, did we prove that true today! There have only been a couple of times in the walks when …
Aug 31
Day 1: Cricklade to Lechlade
A good collection of kind ZANE donors to encourage us at the outset of the walk. Warm and dry and easy walking. Thames very low. To remind readers, my blogs are my views only and do not reflect “ZANE’s” views or the views of any of the people working for ZANE in Zimbabwe or in …
Aug 30
The Day Before: Those Were the Days
You may be wondering why we’ve called this year’s walk blog Don’t Take Care, Take a Risk!? Well, to start with, people telling me to “take care” really gets my goat! It’s a wholly negative sentiment, the sort of warning teachers must spell out to pupils to comply with health and safety laws, and the …
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