Ann addresses 47 keen New Year walkers on a brilliantly sunny morning
The hydro electric generator using the power of the Frome which flows along the canal at this point
We head down to the canal
We go under the bridge and head west
Note the date of the gear, 2011
We approach Ebley Mill
In crocodile formation
Passing new houses
And ones as old as the canal
All aboard!
The amazing Ryeford Double Locks
All wrapped up on this frosty morning
Ducks seem happy enough
Reflections ...
... from a couple of bridges
A new smart sign - but which way is the Cotswold Way?
A good place to have a coffee stop
Past a community apple orchard including Ashmead's Kernel
On the cycle track
Most cross the bypass, while a few cut back to the cars
We head towards Stroud
Along the old LMS track bed
And finish at the base of Rodborough Hill
Passing the Clothiers Arms
They don't make factories like this any more!
And especially like this!
But here's a modern lift bridge. We return to Cainscross after a most enjoyable walk.
Photos, captions, processing and uploading by Mike