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Thames Path 2022
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Thames Path section 7 - Abingdon to Benson

May 7th, 2022

19228.8 6.6 14455

Thames Path section 6 - Oxford to Abingdon

May 6th, 2022

15899.8 2.1 11764

Thames Path section 5 - Newbridge to Oxford

May 5th, 2022

22615.6 4.7 17723

Thames Path section 4 - Lechlade to Newbridge

May 4th, 2022

25996.9 7.2 19805

Thames Path section 3 - Cricklade to Lechlade

May 3rd, 2022

17337.3 13.5 13970

Thames Path section 2 - A429 to Cricklade

May 2nd, 2022

18202.1 6.4 13751

Thames Path section 1 - source to the A429

May 1st, 2022

2129.4 1708

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The taxi presented a weird experience seeing me call a taxi for a particular time and then shortly after that time receiving a call from said taxi company asking how we were doing. An actual taxi arrived soon after though."},"link":{"url":null}},{"image":{"filepath":"public:\/\/default_images\/transparent.png"},"textarea":{"index":4,"content":"But before that and on the way to the station we walked on the path between the station and the Thames Path itself. This path actually was the side of a field of sheep. Lovely sheep except on this occasion one particularly adventurous lamb had somehow got onto the other side of the fence and been separated from everyone else seeing much bleating on all sides. This lamb wasn\u2019t a great fan of us walking alongside the fence either whilst we were just trying to pass while staying out the way the best we could. 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