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Farmoor to Bablock Hythe on Boxing Day
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Castle Eaton to Ashford Keynes with Malcolm and overnight stay
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Thames Path: stage 11 - Wallingford to Clifton Hampden

Another wet start on a September Saturday morning, which at least meant I had all my waterproofs with me. Ann couldn't join me at the start, so we'd arranged to meet by the bridge at Day's Lock near Little Wittenham. James, Matthew and Malcolm decided to spend the morning at the "Bunkfest" in Wallingford.
The walk from Wallingford to Littleworth and on towards Shillingford is very pretty, with late summer flowers and individually styled boat houses. The weather brightened up almost immediately, with wet weather clothes stowed in my backback. Just as well that this part of the journey was so pretty - it made up for the dull stretch to come.
At Shillingford the path goes through the village, which is acceptable, but then along a dull stretch of the A4074, which is probably the third most horrid stretch of the path. I could see Dorchester Abbey in the distance, but knew there wasn't time today for a visit.
After a view of Didcot power station across the field of cows I arrived at Day's Lock to meet Ann. Apparently the International Pooh Sticks Championships are held here each year.
Ann and I enjoyed the chance to catch up with each other's careers since we'd left the consultancy in Abingdon we used to work for, and met up with our families for lunch at the Barley Mow in Clifton Hampden. Ann's two girls are a few months younger than James and Matthew, and all seemed to get on well over lunch. As the two families parted, we headed back to Wallingford to enjoy some more of the Bunkfest.