Last Day on the Cotswold Way

We got up this morning to light rain, but by the time we got on the trail it had stopped, so we had good English weather today, cloudy and cool, but no wind. Here are some photos from yesterday:

 

Typical fencing in the area.

Black slug.

 

Waymark

 

In the rape seed field.

 

Rhonda can't understand digging these up.

 

 

Today we hiked from Painswick to Kings Stanley. We hiked with two couples we met on the trail, the Wards from Near Oxford and the Rides from Melbourne. It was different and very nice hiking in a group. Our recollections of the hike today will be of the group, and what we learned of their lives and places of residence. Except, of course the triangulation stations we saw.

We are staying in the Star Inn in Whites Hill. The pub is now full of people, including a meeting of the local hockey team. This is quiz night here and there is much anticipation!

Painswick church on the way out of town.

 

 

 

Church in Kings Stanley with sculptured yew trees.

 

The group in the coffee room of the Kings Head

 

The Kings Inn, 1634.