I picked up the river again for another stretch of the Severn Way, past several amazing huge oaks. The river, trees and meadows made for a beautiful walk in the sunshine.
By the time Chelsea had beaten Everton I was approaching Lower Lode. I rested at the boat club, whose wall was painted to show the levels of past floods. 1947 had been a bad year but the level of 2007 was much higher, above my head in fact.
The day's twelve and a half miles left me just a couple of miles short of four hundred for the walk so far.
It didn't take long to reach the Malvern View bed and breakfast at Tewkesbury's riverside. I'm in the smallest bedroom yet, little bigger than my single bed. But it's very comfortable, clean and Ron and Helen have made me very welcome. It's great value too - the cheapest rate of my whole trip.
The chicken dhansak at the local curry house was tasty, especially as I'd requested some finely-chopped green chillies as a topping.
Jennifer and I spoke on the phone again and it was great to plan a reunion on Pentecost Sunday.
My walking verse for the day was Matthew 9.5, "For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Stand up and walk.'
Into the New Testament with your walking verses, and great progress - good to be able to catch up with your blog. No mention of Pentecost at church this morning here in Canada, but a really good sermon - about 275 people meeting in a cinema. Hope you meet up with Jennifer ok and are greatly blessed today and as you walk on.
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