I crossed the upper Thames in a number of places by car this morning to see whether there's any prospect of my resuming my hike. No chance ... Whilst the river is now flowing in the main within its banks (but only just) there remains extensive flooding of the riverside meadows making the path, at least in places, impossible to hike. With more rain forecast and little prospect of abatement any time soon this looks like a project on hold for weeks (months?) yet. One day ...
I went within half a mile of the source of the Thames today for the first time since I started in September. Then it was dry, as I believe it usually is. But now it's flowing vigorously right from the source across what is usually a gently sloping grassy meadow.
