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Friday, 15th March 2019
Mild, at 10C, but, still windy, at least sun is shining!
The "plan" today is to walk along the signed Riverside Walk, from Hertford to Ware. This forms part of a much longer route, The Lea Valley Walk, (50 miles), which goes from Luton to Lime House Basin, East London. We content ourselves with a little over 7 miles, today, about 5 miles of which is along the River Lea Valley!
We are reasonably fortunate with the weather, it does, eventually, begin to rain, heavily, but, fortunately, by then, we are in Ware, and, conveniently, outside of a Coffee shop!
A little shopping for more essentials (ie Red Wine), and, we catch a bus back to Hertford.
Saturday, 16th March 2019
Mild, 12C, but, even windier!
Lunch in the Barge Inn, courtesy or Kathleen, very pleasant.
Sunday, 17th March 2019
Blue sky, sunshine and 8C when we wake up, maybe weather is improving?
A short (65 mile) drive, to Ferry Meadows CAMC Site (N52.56053, W0.30593).
Ferry Meadows CAMC Site is a typical, CAMC Site, Clean, well organised, good facilities. It is surrounded by the Nene Valley Country Park , with miles of walking and cycling trails, plus other activities. The Nene Valley Heritage Steam Railway also runs through the park, an extra treat for Steam enthusiasts! It is also within easy cycling/walking distance of Peterborough.
We fit in a 3.3 mile walk, around the lakes, the weather is kind, we have blue skies and sunshine.
Tuesday, 12th March 2019
Weather forecast has dire warnings of "storm Gerard". Well, as at 09:00, the predictions appear the usual level of exaggeration. By 11:00. it is rain heavily, but, no strong wind, by 15:00, the rain has stopped and sun is out. Unfortunately we chose 14:00 walk to the nearby Tesco for essential supplies (ie Chocolate), got slightly wet!
Wednesday, 13th March 2019
Dry and bright, windy, 12C as we leave Cirencester Park CAMC Site.
A reasonably boring 117 miles, lots of motorway, to Hertford Camping and Caravan Club Site (N51.78571, W0.06801).
Weather at Hertford not a lot different to Cirencester.
Thursday, 14th March 2019
Hertford Camping and Caravan Club Site (N51.78571, W0.06801).
British weather! Never mind three seasons in one day, we have it in one hour, cold and windy, then raining, then sunshine. It definitely reminds me why I like to go South (Spain/Portugal) to avoid the British Winter!
A very pleasant walk into Hertford, about a mile, mostly slightly downhill, which of course means slightly uphill on the way back!
The inevitable search for a Catholic Church, which we eventually find, with the aid of Google.
During our wanderings, we spot several walking/cycling possibilities, mainly along the River Lea, which we may be able to take advantage of in the next few days, weather permitting!
A very pleasant lunch, and, then, a walk back.
Perhaps the effect of the lunchtime wine, but, Kathleen is in an adventurous mood,
and, agrees to following a footpath, on a hunch that it will take us in the right direction, sure enough, it does, and, it is actually shorter than the way we went.
We accomplish all of this without being caught in the rain, although, the rain does start about five minutes after we get back!
