Today we have decided is the day for a longer walk. We have trialed the walk over the last few days and have managed to walk half way before turning back. In due respect we didin’t start the trial walks until the afternoon and we had already done our morning walks.

So it was up at the crack of dawn and on our way. Well I was up at 7:00 to feed the cats and chickens.

Eventually we were ready to leave at 9:00. Jo went to her wallet to get some money, just in case we needed a ride back, only to discover hat she was missing a credit card.

So after cancelling the card we eventually left at 9:30.

The walk is along footpaths travelling roughly along the course of the river Itchen and is part of the Itchen Way a 30 mile walk the length of the river.

The track also forms parts of several other track namely St Swithun’s Way a track from Winchester to Farnham. The Pilgrims Way and the Monach’s Way a 615 track taken by King Charles II after his defeat.