The Thames path is a trail that follows England’s longest river for 213 miles between its source at Thames Head, near Kemble and the Thames barrier at Woolwich. It passes through contrasting landscapes varying from the picturesque, rural tranquillity of the Cotswold countryside at the river’s source, occasionally departing from the riverbank in the middle reaches to the paved riverside promenades of the towns and cities that it passes through.
When the path was established as well as physical hindrance such as marshy banks and islands, the Thames Commissioners faced uncooperative riparian owners who tried to cash in on the piece of English heritage and tried to charge exorbitant sums of money to allow access across their land. This is why the path often passes from bank to bank from bridge to bridge and in older times from ferry to ferry in order to cross the banks.
When cruising along the river, one will often see young ladies pedalling their cycles along the river path. In all most cases , the cycling lady is of younger years, fit and often wears tight fitting clothes revealing their true form and in summer ,to the trained eye it is often possible to see a little more than an outline but dare, I say it “Naked flesh at its best, pure and white and rippling with intent”. Such was one angel we admired on the tow path at Iffley but due to the drop in temperatures she was fully dressed, more's the pity!
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