It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I hopped the train from Oxford to Tilehurst via Reading on Thursday morning eager for the 12 1/4 mile ramble to Henley-on-Thames, a global hub for rowing sports that attracts some of the best crew teams in the world every year during the Henley Royal Regatta. When I […]
It’s all about the feet (Thames River Ramble–Leg 4: Tilehurst to Henley-on-Thames) Read More »
Yesterday I completed the third leg of my Thames River Ramble, a 15.4 mile hike from Wallingford to Tilehurst, a suburb on the outskirts of Reading. The hike was smooth, though I’m still not hitting the 3 MPH goal I was setting for myself. I left Oxford around 6 AM, started from Wallingford around 7
Yesterday (Thursday, 9/2/2022) I completed the second leg of my Thames River Ramble, covering a 14.5 mile stretch running from Abingdon-on-Thames to Wallingford. My journey included a few detours and missteps that took me off track, so all told I covered closer to 18-19 miles on foot yesterday. I’m giving a big shoutout today to
To see or not to see? (Thames River Ramble, Leg 2–Abingdon to Wallingford) Read More »
I woke up at 6 AM this morning, my body humming with excitement. Today was the day. In a few hours I was to begin an adventure I’ve been dreaming about for ten years. In Fall 2012 I went on a morning ramble down the Thames River toward Abingdon. If you’ve ever rambled, you know
To Abingdon! (Thames River Ramble, Leg 1: Oxford to Abingdon) Read More »
