Walk-a-thon

This past weekend, I decided to take a long walk Taking advice from a local colleague, he suggested going up to Banbury and walking back on the towpath along the canal. Having walked this in Oxford and enjoyed it, I thought this would be a good idea. In fact, it is a good idea however not expertly excuted by me.

Banbury, according to Google maps, is roughly 24 miles. I can walk 24 miles. So, looking at the train schedule (at which I also noted that the trip was only 15 minutes), I arrived noon-ish with a backpack, a sandwich, a banana, one liter of water, and a jacket.

At the end of 4 hours, I stopped and wondered around which next bend would I find Oxford. Asking in the local pub (which hadn't opened yet but the proprietor took pity on me and gave me a pint of Guinness - For Strength!), he said that I was almost half way.

Almost half way?!?

Turns out that the towpath winds across the plains north of Oxford to make the trip not 24 miles but a bit more than 32.

I did eventually make it and I can say that it was rather beautiful if long. A better planned day with more breaks and less hustle would have made it quite a pleasant trek.