Clutton to Shortwood (South Gloucestershire)

Weather today: Cool at first, Sunny afternoon

Daily Miles Covered: 13.2

Total Miles Covered: 263.50

Things of Interest: The 2 rivers walk and the Bristol to Avon walkway

Personal Comments: Day off yesterday, so we felt quite ok at 6.15 Tues. am. Having dispelled the myth about the strength of West country cider, we seem to be fine after drinking 4 pints of Thatchers on Sunday evening, didn't feel a hangover at all! Andrew took us back to Clutton and we easily found a disused railway track which took along northwards (the way we want to go) Progressing through villages with strange sounding names like Compton Dando , Chewton Kenysham, for you older people thats KEYNSHAM, Bristol (remember Horace Batchelor of the pools fame) Beyond C. Dando we picked up a track called the 2 rivers way which to us all the way north to the outskirts of Bristol on the east side to a place called Cadbury Heath. With my expertise ( yeah yeah ) I found a path to take us to the Bristol and Avon walkway which again was in our favour going north. The sun was now shining, and as we passed an industrial estate, I thought how lucky I was to be doing something I wanted to do, and not being told what to do. (Thanks JT) Not having much further to go for the day we sauntered along this path for a further 3 miles in the sunshine, with all the world at rest I think its been a good day all round. The Brige inn at Shortwood seemed a good place to end, and it was open!