And this one of a cow looking quite elegant----for a cow:
This was a day of much upping and downing, and, as on many other days, much donning and doffing of the rain gear. Dear reader, you will not believe this: I agreed to a short cut today, the section being classified as one of the more strenuous of the route. But, said short cut, which shaved a whole two miles off a sixteen-mile day, is still an official Cotswald alternative. There is cheating and there is cheating!
The Cotswalds' villages and sights have some of the most charming names: Chipping Campden (where it all begins), North Nibley, Hetty Pegler's Tump, Hedgecomb Farm, Rosebank Cottage, Hawksbury, Cold Ashton, Wood Stanway, Dowdeswell, Birdlip, Tetbury, where we shall visit tomorrow, and on and on.
OMG, here he is again!
The walk today was through lots of woodland, but there were some stunning views when we emerged into open land:
A poem (?) on a gate, not by Wordsworth, for sure:
Snack time! Traveling the Cotswald Way takes a lot of energy.
More choices:
What a sky!
The beginning section of the notorious steps leading up to the Tyndale Monument. The steps seem to go on f o r e v e r. It is said that if one climbs to the top of these steps and then goes back down to the bottom, one will be given the key to monument, and, after a second ascent, can then climb all the steps inside the monument. Or, one could simply plan one's visit for a weekend when the monument is open.
The monument does not tilt; I do:
Yet another memorial. Trees planted to celebrate the British (inter alia) victory at Waterloo:
By the time we dragged ourselves into Wotton-Under Edge, it was 5:45 p.m, more than nine hours after we set out. True, we did stop for a latte in Dursley, but still....
Tonight, a dine-in evening. Chicken and some sides from the local Co-Op made a fine meal, indeed.
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