Saturday, 21 November 2015
Thames Path
Marlow → Windsor
Distance: 14.47 miles
Ascent: 112 metres
Duration: 4 hours 13 minutes
On home turf
« Not walked | Not walked »
And so to the walk of which we know every step.
The houses are just as big as on the previous leg. If anything affluence is even more visible, with boathouses attached to most properties and threatening notices warning of "laser security".
Yet we've become immune to this, having walked these paths so many times over the years.
For a few moments we became tourists again, playing with the echo under Brunel's famous Sounding Arch and later marvelling at the majesty of Windsor Castle appearing in the distance.
The bright autumnal light on this cold, crisp day brought the countryside to life and it felt as if this might be the very best stretch of the river thought I'm sure that's just familiarity talking.