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And all because of a horseshoe nail.

After two months of hard driving, Harvey has been resting in the driveway and we have been resting in our […]

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Length of the Thames - Day 3! It was strangely quiet as we set off from The Plough in the tiny village of Kelmscott. No wind no rain just birdsong and butterflies. The river was glassy and fat guided by cow parsley and teazles. Boats chugged past and for an hour or so we watched the russet coloured canvas of a sail boat slicing the fields ahead of us. Every half mile or so we passed a WW2 concrete pill box designed as the last line of defence in an invasion. One is now a bat refuge. And finally, after 44 miles over three days: Newbridge, and its brand new bridge, built just seven hundred or so years ago and vying for the title of the oldest across the Thames. We’ll pick up from here next time... #thamespath #riverthames #england #countryside #hiking #outdoors #landscape #pubs #river #adventure #walking #oxfordshire

The Thames Path day 2. Our river is still a toddler at this stage finding its way through fields edged with buttercups, daisies and dog roses. There are swans and cygnets and larks way up. No rain today but a bullying wind mostly behind us. A lady tells us how to get to an abandoned churchyard in a wood. A secret place she decided to share and it is mossy and peaceful. Further on, a boat! The river is still choked in places so it’s the only one for a while. We press on to Inglesham and its extraordinary mediaeval church with remnants of the bright paint which once covered the walls. Approaching Lechlade the Thames becomes populated with river craft and ancient boathouses. It’s still a young river but the stones lining gardens and lanes against flooding are a reminder of its growing power. #thamespath #riverthames #hiking #walking #river #adventure #exploring #england #wiltshire #gloucestershire #oxfordshire #churches #mediaeval #history

We’re walking the length of the River Thames! Ok not all at once but you have to start somewhere. This is the source in Gloucestershire. Technically, the real source was the torrential rain but there is a dry spring there too, and a line of trees along a long-ago river bank until you see little drifts of water and a decent stream and eventually a calm little river. We saw the electric flash of a kingfisher and an imperious heron and wildflower meadows and ancient villages with good pubs and were reminded how lovely England can be. #thamespath #england #riverthames #gloucestershire #walking #rain #happytrails

Flashback to 2010 and the end of our two month trip in Harvey, the RV. Nice to be able to use it in a piece I’ve done for the BBC on overland travel https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48405631. Clickable in bio. #overland #overlandexpo #adventure #travel #exploring #gmckingsley #gmcmotorhome #goforit

The face that launched a thousand trips. What an absolute pleasure to spend some time with Ted Simon, the legendary travel writer who’s book Jupiter’s Travels has now been in print for forty years. His account of four years going around the world on a Triumph has inspired legions of travellers, and his ability to convey that experience so vividly and thoughtfully makes it a book that every aspiring travel writer should read. Always try to meet your heroes because sometimes they are just as you hoped they might be. #expowest #jupiterstravels #overlanding #adventure #travel #arizona

I never really feel I am in the USA until I’ve had breakfast somewhere like this with the Eagles playing softly in the background. Thanks to “Mike and Rhonda’s: The Place” for just what I needed. #expowest #adventure #arizona #route66 #overlanding #nexttimewithwife

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