Severn Road Bridge (English side) Saturday 09 May 2015
Start: Tickenham
Finish: Severn Road Bridge (English side)
Miles walked today: 18
Total miles: 256
I'm lying on a double bed in a Travel Lodge in the motorway services on the English side of the Severn Road Bridge. Sherpa Jim Son is lying next to me. It puts me in mind of Morecambe and Wise. Should I get my pipe out? Or a stick of celery? Will SJS show me the first draft of the latest play wot he wrote?
We are full of a delicious steak dinner we treated ourselves to in a nearby pub, after a longer day than expected. Earlier, we had called many of the numerous B&Bs in the area, and all were full. The Travel Lodge had a double room, but was a little further than we had planned on walking.
Last night Jim got the train from London and met me at the Star Inn. It was so good to see him. Our day started late (for me), we weren't walking until 10. SJS insisted on carrying my back pack. The day brightened, and the sun shone. It was a day of contrasts. Woodland paths, lanes, and housing estates on the edge of Bristol, views of both bridges over the Severn, and Wales on the other side.
The last few miles were along the bank of the Severn Estuary in glorious evening sunshine. SJS is feeling the weight of my pack, but refuses to hand it back. Thanks Jim. Nice to walk with a light pack today :) Pub first, then back to the room to compare short, fat, hairy legs.
