Todays mainly dry walk took us from the Fox and Hen and back in time for lunch. Soon after setting off we passed a sign for Bascote Heath Underground station, not sure what zone this is in but must be 8. We walked about 4 miles in total. First passing through Ufton. We continued on to the HS2 works where they are constructing a bridge over the Grand Union Canal to carry the HS2 railway; old infrastructure vs new. We stopped a while, all boys (young and old) like to watch diggers at work. As some one once said “I love work, I could stand and watch it all day”.
We continued along the tow path and passed a barge towing a small barge “Chip”. This small barge houses the owners wood turning workshop.
Returning across the fields the path seemed to disappear and for a while and it looked as if we were heading in to a field corner with no way out. Graham even began to doubt Richard’s directions, he should have known better as we approached the corner the path passed through the hedge and over a small bridge over the stream so rule no 1, never doubt Richard’s directions.
After the walk we returned to the Fox and Hen for a well deserved lunch, it was good to be joined here by some other members who could not make the walk.
MIRTH 