Showing posts with label Watlington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Watlington. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Dragonfly, Ewok, and Buried Treasure

TUESDAY: Watlington to Princes Risborough
 
Another late start this morning! We took ages getting packed away, and it was already hot by the time we set off.

 
10.49am: Goodbye White Mark Farm.
 
We started out with a fully charged camera so we could take plenty of pictures and measure our distance walked.
 
11:17am
 
11:18am
 
11.36am: They mow the Ridgeway. Who knew!
 
11.36am
 
By the time we reached the tap at Aston Rowant Nature Reserve, we were really hot.

 
12.03pm: Some of this went over my head.
 
1.08pm: Ah seen a dragonfly!

1.09pm
 
Dad had been raving about the amazing blue water in the chalk pits at Chinnor. Maybe he saw them in the 60s. 
1.13pm: Chalk pit in the background. Meh!
 
1.20pm: We thought of stopping here for lunch but there was nowhere to sit.
 
1.41pm: Much better! A park near Chinnor.
For lunch we had oats and blueberries made into "porridge" by stirring in olive oil. #calories
 

3.48pm: First glimpse of Whiteleaf Cross.
 
When we reached Princes Risborough, we had a rest in a park and phoned my brother. He was out eating in a restaurant with mum while I was sweating on the Ridgeway. How's that for being born under a bad sign?
 
Still, we had to press on because we had to reach our hidden stash of supplies by nightfall.

5.02pm: Whiteleaf Cross a little bit nearer!
 
5.15pm: Steps, steps, steps...
 
5.44pm: A well-deserved rest.
 
5.50pm: Yep. This'll do!
While Dad was getting the food and water parcels we'd hidden in the bushes a few weeks ago, I made friends with every dog that passed. I made a lot of friends! 
 
5.59pm: One of the lovely dogs I met. He was very friendly.
 
8.21pm: The album cover?
After dinner I had a little dance LOL.
8.25pm: Tired? Me?
 
8.32pm: The album cover!!!
 
8.34pm: Ready for bed!
 
Distance covered: 19.622km

Monday, 22 August 2016

Hello from Watlington

MONDAY: A real camp site at last!

When we woke up this morning we collected our clothes from the drying room. Dad washed them in the sink last night. We had a gigantic breakfast then left the Youth Hostel and walked over the bridge into Goring.
 
 
Me crossing the Thames





Our feet weren't so bad today. Dad has new insoles and didn't complain as much. We arrived at White Mark camp site and straight away had another shower. Then we walked into Watlington to get food. We had dinner from the chip shop.

I had a Mars bar in batter, which I've wanted to try for ages.

More nom!


The camp site is lovely. It's really quiet. They let you charge your phone and camera so we did that because the battery had been getting low and we want to take more pictures.