Maisemore to Upton on Severn

Weather today: Sunny, warm, shower a.m.

Daily Miles Covered: 18.8

Total Miles Covered: 322.3

Things of Interest: Tewkesbury Town

Personal Comments: After 5 days doing the cultural trip, around the Bath area, we were raring to go today. Ross our new driver has arrived, we picked him up from Bath railway station yesterday. We were up at 6.00 am. having spent the night on a pub car park in Maisemore. The landlord and landlady of The White Hart kindly let us park up free overnight, thanks very much to them. The River Severn was to accompany us all the way today to Upton. It was the earliest start we have had on the trip, 8.10am. The weather was kind, so we made some headway, Ross acccompanied us for the first 2 miles or so then he went back to the van for some breakfast.
It's quite agricultural around these parts with big open fields, therefore it was no surprise to see 8 or 9 hares cavorting around like mad May hares!!
I have to say it was quite boring on the path next to The Severn, it was so flat, obviously. We had to leave temporarily to go into Tewkesbury, a town stiil trying to recover from the floods of July '07. It's olde worlde charm is still apparent, with lots of buildings showing timber frames, could they be Georgian? We had a guided tour of the town twice losing our way with our position off the map, it only cost us 2 miles or so, Phil was most impressed.
Out of town we soon picked up the path again, the sun was still shining and we ducked under the M50. Having had 5 days off, it has done us no favours whatsoever. My tendonitis has returned, and the feet are again tender, I'll have to walk them off again.
Upton on Severn soon came to us, and that bonny lad Ross had a cup of tea, and a meal waiting.
The Marina at Upton kindly let us stay for free, and gave us free hookup all because Ross mentioned Macmillan Cancer Support.
Looks like we are going to The Plough, just for a couple, purely medicinal you understand.