Monday 9 February 2009

Moonwalk Training steps up.


We're now on the longer walks and and the target for yesterday was 10-12 miles. Cannot throw Gill and Elaine off at all, they're doing so well. Here they are with some of the other East End Girls along the Thames Path. Gill's on the left and Elaine on the right.

We set out from Mile End about 9.30 to walk down the canal and into Tower Bridge and then see what the mileage was from there.
When I plan walks, I take into consideration, the weather, the terrain needed, the fitness of the group, the getting home access points, the loos and the places to take breaks. Having fun and walking through inspiring places is important.


On this walk there's a great Italian Deli in Wapping which you came to after 50 minutes. It's become a must to visit and all the food they do is wonderful.

Leaving there you walk along the streets of Wapping where there's loads of history but where very few of the warehouses are used as such. Most are now luxury flats.


There's also a lot of new build apartments like those in the photo, as many as possible on the waterfront. I just love the Dove, great public art and fun to play around with for photographs.


Once we reached Tower Bridge we crossed over to the South Bank. There's so much to see here and so much going on. London's such a great city, not sure how people get bored, you just need to walk and people watch.

Sun had come out by now and on we walked.


What a great view of the Houses of Parliament you get from the other side of the river and what about this view from Vauxhall Bridge?








This is not a regular site you see but there's the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament again and a very high river. We decided to cross here and find some lunch as mileage was around 8 miles and we were hungry.
Great choice of cafes in Pimlico so a well earned break there and then up to Buckingham Palace, through Green Park and then a walk to Bond Street tube and home, just over 11 miles.
The only thing people had to remember was to stretch, put your legs up against the wall for 15 minutes and have a hot bath or shower. I even got home in time to watch the rugby and what a great bath after that.
No aches at all today, home everyone else is feeling the same .

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