Snowy Saturday

Chris and I decided to walk today instead of tomorrow as Alex didn't want to go out because he had a headache and Shannon was available to look after him.

We wrapped up warm and headed off to the Black Horse to continue our walk from where we left of last time. On the way we had to drop off some washing at Julie and Paul's as our washing machine pipes are frozen solid!


It was a completely different day on the canal from last weekend. Gone is the sun, the grass, the water and everything is covered in thick snow. It was hard work to walk in and we ended up having to walk single file in the tracks left by those that had walked here earlier. I had my pack on without potatoes this time and was finding it much easier to carry.

We managed to keep a nice even pace (mainly due to the absence of children I think) and actually felt quite warm. It's been years since we walked this stretch of the canal and there have been lots of changes. Lots of houses Have been built both at the Black Horse and the Wolverton ends of our walk. This is also one stretch of the canal where there is very little in the way of a tow path on the opposite bank.




We had completed an hour walking but decided to continue on until we reached the Galleon where we intended stopping to use the toilets and have a coffee before heading back. However, when we got to the Galleon no-one seemed to want to serve Chris so we used their facilites and started back. By now it was starting to get colder and duller so we kept up a good pace.

It was really hard work and our legs were really aching as we neared the Black Horse. I'm hoping the snow will have gone by next weekends walk - I'm sure it takes twice the effort for the same distance in these conditions.


Chris decided that a little light refreshment was in order - yuk!

Time walked: 2.5 hours
Distance walked: 6.8 miles
Blisters: 0