Walking: A truncated walk along the canal to Shipton-on-Cherwell and back

[white_hart]

After yet more heavy rain yesterday, today is a crisp, sunny autumn day, and we thought we'd walk along the canal to Shipton-on-Cherwell and then back across the fields via Hampton Gay and Hampton Poyle. Unfortunately, as the top left image below shows, when we got to Shipton-on-Cherwell we realised that the path across the fields was under rather a lot of water.



There didn't seem to be anything to do but to loop back past the church in Shipton-on-Cherwell and home again the way we'd come along the canal from Thrupp. Still, it was lovely along the canal today, and we still managed just under four miles in the fresh air and sunshine, which is better than nothing.

Comments

[hilarita]

Yup. That's quite a wet field.

[nineveh_uk]

I popped to the Yarnton garden centre to make sure the car was OK (yes), and the fields by the road were swimming.

[cmcmck]

I never tire of canal walks so thanks for sharing! :o)