tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25002949689343474952024-03-05T10:34:26.084-08:00Walk the WalkThe London Walkers Group. Sunday Walks for everyone to join in.Walk The Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158307542925462282noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500294968934347495.post-65907084798237849122009-12-13T00:13:00.000-08:002009-12-13T00:56:47.710-08:00Today is the day...<span style="font-family:verdana;">Ok, up and ready, sky looks ok-ish, cold, but no rain!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meeting up with Luca - he has maps gallore, so really hope nothing gets in his way!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">See you all at Woolwich at 11am!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Yay!</span>Walk The Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158307542925462282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500294968934347495.post-41765046364844395892009-12-06T03:12:00.000-08:002009-12-06T13:53:30.307-08:00Photos of the first ever walk! The Trial Run<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicBw4FMcmWd0v2cIE7CL2WvgOjji0vD5o_F5biqvNKJdUvwdnLEjPW7gKfuC0Hylb6d3ZT_PhJvwQMY-DuS3SihKPUAeNr6Uw16ny1LIdqVnyul9RB4eq7PX4SvjFeC-gCTzy2jtOgvXo/s1600-h/Lea+Valley+Walk+Sign+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412241650666593634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicBw4FMcmWd0v2cIE7CL2WvgOjji0vD5o_F5biqvNKJdUvwdnLEjPW7gKfuC0Hylb6d3ZT_PhJvwQMY-DuS3SihKPUAeNr6Uw16ny1LIdqVnyul9RB4eq7PX4SvjFeC-gCTzy2jtOgvXo/s320/Lea+Valley+Walk+Sign+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>(Sign to prove we really did go on the walk!)</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JNUdWQrqKiYmIcYv1S8Kbp3XwuT_w4JtcLP9zQwV0NLcyReoCvGcvgrpz6vFz9JQikGQsXCJns2ufoTxny3Y6IveBq7kkcMGLC21lvIrD9Tz_TvUsZOtL6mu0Wx2vl0pfoAxR97OH0dX/s1600-h/Enfield+Lock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412236422446495186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JNUdWQrqKiYmIcYv1S8Kbp3XwuT_w4JtcLP9zQwV0NLcyReoCvGcvgrpz6vFz9JQikGQsXCJns2ufoTxny3Y6IveBq7kkcMGLC21lvIrD9Tz_TvUsZOtL6mu0Wx2vl0pfoAxR97OH0dX/s320/Enfield+Lock.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>(Enfield Lock)</em><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well! We did it. The Trial Run Walk has now already taken place, so the LWG seal is now broken.</span></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412237637748468098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5AuvNAVuDae1IX_um4VdFBY1PY5njtjl384ueCOZejz3SucxGfRM01DDrXOcFwf5QTLqNcSsl0KL1fpL67T9eGacXdPm9crMAcqBD5XUzEzb1FSu58JiEmG0Rcz1nLE-MNkMtq5HwMmn/s320/Avoiding+puddles.jpg" border="0" /> <em>(Lots of puddles like this along the way)</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This trial run was a short walk, from Waltham Cross to Ponders End, along the Lea Valley River. </span></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412236440118744546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44oxSR3knY6QRBVnxL7jNtGAH4mdtdPEq96df0RLBp9bm-FjAHaOe3LzHNxm7IPCLB2loQgk4J2P-tFTM_kJlg8XMS0zJrmtOifnnntZ_kJXsx9d-QO0C1auNTnXHdB9iM270Qi-QrbRN/s320/Jenny+B.jpg" border="0" /><em> (Jenny B)<br /></em><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Initially we were to meet at 11am, however we decided to start a little later and meet at 12am. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412241642679558770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELU9edKtDvXqJGyoOCWgNBryTaqHlE53yDm8GQEMfItxHydD1XIB-CYW7cB5q3whK9-MYRS5lHltELH0Poo6mcsDSDTv-LJ8jKLjWVy0DJ7bwpwy6p-wj6y1ti_JvUFfpLuO6gmxjcgBs/s320/Oliver+at+Walthamcross+Station.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">(Oliver waiting for Jenny at Waltham Cross Station)</span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At around 11.40 I got a call from Jenny - the only person apart from myself who had committed to walk this walk (well, we only decided to do it a couple of days earlier, so there was no real notice for anyone) to say she had missed her train. Doh!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412241635101507122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-AOWPQdd-QqFiwgld2VSsrlcfkU3vNawT5wUmUrEt8OwrgeCQ5dOv1vb2mWgsIQlrcRRIlge0i6oS-GOpMajTf2u3jlm47CPVnMl9DhqV946j-qX4LN089AQZqSIVb703VHskkdyAkLm/s320/Andrea,+Josiah+and+Lou+STILL+waiting+for+Jenny!.jpg" border="0" /><em>(Josiah, Andrea and Lou-bear waiting for Jenny B)<br /></em><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I admit, I thought she was trying to find a way to back out of the walk, so I said I was going to carry on regardless, thinking to give Jenny the perfect way out, but ..."what? without me? There is another train fairly soon!" Aw!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412237654117474706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6zC9JQdDW4yshDrJp68y6DkxHdWNhhOK1HL_npPqsbs7kxQ36-kFiWCQHgGFmU_Rc1pRh1NfMJxetQD_2IDdHvdB7bXgPcC5HQNvGNTANAxou4ifQZg_lXBcQKvBndI-OeY870i4OkRb/s320/Lea+Valley+River+Boats.jpg" border="0" /> <em>(Long boats, Barges and Boats)<br /></em><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Oliver, Josiah (my sons), Lou (my dog) and I waited for a short while at Waltham Cross station till Jenny got there and off we went.</span></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412236418359875042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqypHkYzHwJSuFE4PmiVJI2MMjRkBAp0yJ-KN2nfbrZpiHSV-zErUxSkaswH7sPP42i-gaDMBT912QA3BivxkBd934XHNS9paZXHkQriZOPIGyWXH8Nkrao8rPEXM8wpoDMD6vsg_17X-G/s320/Enfield.jpg" border="0" /> <em>(Bridge that leads to Enfield Island Village)<br /></em><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The walk itself was pretty uneventful, but fantastic all the same. The weather was fairly cold and cutting on hands and face, but if you had dressed properly, Jenny, you would have been fine. In fact, I had too much on and was actually nearly uncomfortably hot.</span></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412236428442202162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYNzg41Iw6GqLPCfEG3tRgvGDCEe3XvHqgbVIScWEinKB_hqYDj8LorOgNA6BaJDeuejYyrK_Wmo0jcPrvU817oSyLZMPaZthpd5QGWb8GbvNvu98Nprs8rmapMBY2gIfgFg7UDUZIJLA/s320/Jenny,+Oliver,+Josiah+and+Lou+at+Enfield.jpg" border="0" /> <em>(Jenny B, Josiah, Oliver and Louby-lou)</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Anyway! The walk took us around 2 hours, it would have taken less time, but we did stroll the first half, chatting and yelling my boys who insisted on wrestling the whole way. We got rid of the boys when we got to Enfield Lock (I live just 5 minutes from there) and Jenny, I and Lou walked the rest of the way by ourselves. We picked up the pace and managed to get Jenny to her train back to London just as it was pulling into Ponders End station. We couldn't have timed it better!</span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412237644541734434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimky6pV8WMNz0k1hfSERg-hUqNkSrhTHKoBD70yHcVBvlv7Aib5vJDsx6AtFCRHDCyiU4wtU9cYcPUwyB5vKCReAekv-vbtNaV4vz8BFkWcClBP7SKuPXW3qjimOSKhPRirpPXpyPzEGvY/s320/Lea+Valley+River.jpg" border="0" /> <em>(Boats along the River Lea)</em><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The walk itself is probably not the most beautiful one either of us have ever taken, Lea Valley does have a lot of Industrial Estates built along the banks, and there was quite a bit of litter and rubbish along the way. </span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412238815982619090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dtBzs1xX3d8sOr5x5-i748wklmwT6XH5lk-LbjwJLT30aECvXjMx4-8swFybxgtD9gCumuShgTnDznqc_AB85fuCFwvYH6KzrDUBF1axk1j6GS3LLQTuKXZWu0uLONaO9VNL8qRTynS0/s320/Lea+Valley+River+2.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><em>(Industrial Estates found along the way)<br /></em><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">But there were some lovely spots, lots of barges, boats and other floating home type things, lots of fields (although lots of electricity pylons growing in them) and lots of swans, ducks and...what are those black birds with white beaks that hang out with ducks called? Coots or something? Anyway, them! </span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412238814617626882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O6iNAkBM_SjxtwJEr1xo4g1PTtJteSRnq58cCG985pDxT5DB850d5AYAL3cwUTR3VeFvS_Cx7wzgPLKamUisY3DVRUATIcxC2TcIxbQaubMangwTw76NrNZaFtR6S6zL7rrZCC9kjJtL/s320/We+got+there!+Ponders+End.jpg" border="0" /><br />And it was just nice to spend time with someone, walking and talking and relaxing. And feeling that you are doing something good for body, spirit and soul.</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412238794037546226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicE3X-FSF1yYxBcQApY2S6fzd_e26d04X8upDj6NtFOwUbCCCYTXpvgyzIiiGSIrXlwKmTRszgZMy_4Q33BXVQsene-x1XCAMMIjKJ0S3zLmYXht-FueiLAiwuHkVsodnjROjOAg7JIUc3/s320/Jenny+goes+home....jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em> <span style="font-family:verdana;">(Jenny B just in time for the train back to Central London)</span></em></span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><div align="left"><br />Can't wait for next Sunday where we will be doing the same, but for longer...hope to see you then!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412238804367282658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NwSb0uXd8ozndtwj9pLkUOlkver-XkEcuGDzcPsbCp9OHIk5-ThaGznGzORJiOAbAu6h1nL77KtWkywMEKo1HyVtVW90RgNnMn7aEudsXzm-JWacMdRi-wSJFrf12ROUh5MiiVgviH-m/s320/Bye+Bye+Jenny!.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><p align="center"><em>(Bye Bye Jenny! See you next Sunday...)</em></p><p> </p>Walk The Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158307542925462282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500294968934347495.post-39901708602978775352009-12-03T10:38:00.000-08:002009-12-03T10:58:29.196-08:00Saturday 5th December Walk ~ Waltham Abbey to Ponders End<span style="font-family:verdana;">We are going to do a trial run this Saturday 5th December and do a smaller walk - Waltham Abbey to Ponders End, only 3.5 miles (5.6 km) which has been estimated to take 1 hour 24 minute.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">So please do join us! We will be meeting at 11am at Waltham Cross station and ending up at either Ponders End or Tottenham Hale - depending on time. As this is a trial run, we don't mind too much not completing the 2nd leg - Ponders End to Tottenham Hale - which is a further 4 miles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">It would be fantastic if others turn up, it should be fun and I am certainly looking forward to it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Blog and photos to follow once it has been done!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">The walk begins...</span></p><a href="http://www.walklondon.org.uk/uploads/File/routes/MapWalthamtoTottenham(2).pdf">http://www.walklondon.org.uk/uploads/File/routes/MapWalthamtoTottenham(2).pdf</a>Walk The Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158307542925462282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500294968934347495.post-6678587731157381462009-11-28T05:35:00.000-08:002009-11-28T05:53:23.054-08:00The London Walkers Group ~ Walk the Walk ~ Very First ChallengeJoin us for the very first London ‘Walk the Walk’ Walkers group Walk!<br /><br />Suggested things to bring ~ hiking or walking shoes/boots, warm clothes, water to drink, snacks, a dog or two, camera and your enthusiasm!<br /><br />This one is quite a long walk, but there are lots of transport points if you want to complete a smaller section of the walk.<br /><br />We will meet at 11am, with no idea at all what time we will get to the end! We will find a pub in Falconwood to have lunch or drinks.<br /><br />Start: Woolwich Foot Tunnel (TQ432792)<br /><br />Finish: Falconwood (TQ440753)<br /><br />Distance: 7 miles ( 11.2 km)<br /><br />Public transport and breakpoints:<br />Free ferry from North Woolwich<br />Rail: Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Dockyard, Falconwood<br />Buses: at rail stations and at Thorntree Road, Charlton Village and Shooters HillWalk The Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158307542925462282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500294968934347495.post-73500403848554540422009-11-28T04:57:00.000-08:002009-11-28T05:04:17.331-08:00The London Walkers Group ~ Walk the WalkWalk the Walk!<br /><br />Time to dust off those hiking/walking boots, probably bought with good intentions a couple of years ago, and put them to actual use instead of simply admiring them as they sit there in your shoe cupboard.<br /><br />Come on, you know you want to!<br /><br />These are the London Walks that we will be tackling each and every Sunday, walking them in the sizeable chunks recommended:<br /><br />The Capital Ring<br />The London Loop<br />Green Chain Walk<br />Jubileee Walk way<br />Lea Valley Walk<br />Thames Path<br />Jubilee Greenway<br /><br />Join us on one, some or all Sundays to complete each of these walks. We will meet at 11am at a specific point of each walk to complete each section of whichever walk currently being undertaken.<br /><br />The aim is to end up somewhere for a pub lunch, or drink, at the end of the section.<br /><br />Sign up to this blog or search on facebook for London Walkers Group for information of where to next meet and we will endevour to find the address of a pub to aim for.<br /><br />Sign up to this blog to read about and view photos of the walks already taken.<br /><br />Bring dogs, kids, lodgers and any aliens you might have lurking around. Everyone is welcome to join us!Walk The Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158307542925462282noreply@blogger.com0