Day four, the sun was shining and the wind had dropped to a gentle breeze, at the start of the day an encouraging sign. Despite the lack of a cooked breakfast, just a pleasure to see that it was a continental substitute without the croissants.
The river has notably widened out, as the two intrepid heroes set their best foot forwards toward Oxford. The longing for a quick look at the Beano Bumper Joke book has probably at this stage drifted away. The peace and quiet of the country side, shattered only by the constant circling of a rather large RAF aeroplane. People are few and far between, none of the swans have signed the post cards as of yet.
We have come across several interesting sites along the way (crocodiles and frogs) and now it was a dragon! Whether its name was Puff and it was magical we don’t know.
Later on we came upon a film crew from the One Show doing a piece with the Environment Agency highlighting the cleanliness of the river Thames and being able to show the diversity and size of fish in the river.

We indicated that we were walking the length of the Thames for clean water in the Third World but whilst they filled in one of our postcards, they didn’t want to film us. Their loss!


We remember daily the reason for this walk, it’s about giving a precious gift, but greater and longer lasting than a shoe box, its access to safe water. You can make a difference to the lives of these children, give them hope. Just £40 will provide a biosand water filter for a family, it will be the best £40 you ever spent, honest.
Tomorrow, Wednesday we will be setting off at 10.00 a.m. from by Oxford Railway Station and walking to Abingdon, a shorter days walk. On Thursday it’s from Abingdon (car park by the A415 road bridge, to Wallingford. The guys look forward to seeing some of you tomorrow and on any of the other days.