Thursday 25th July 2019 - Banbury to Epwell

Day 1:

I wished for sun but not a heat wave ! We sweat buckets !

With this heat I decided to start at 4 pm in the afternoon. 

We packed plenty of water and covered our self with sun cream.

Hat & Sun glasses were more than necessary.

Ready ... Steady ... Go .... we have officially started
our Macmillan walk to Bath.

My 3 companions joined me on our first steps up Saltway lane.

Surrounded by my cool dudes, I did good use of my selfie stick !

Entrance into Broughton village with its beautiful stones houses.

I will mention it later in the week but
I want to point out to you the colour  yellowish of the stones
in Broughton, beginning of the Cotswold.
As we go futher in the colour will change.

Passing the Saye & Sele Pub,

When we reached Broughton castle we felt a few dropped of rain 

but it didn't last.

Now the adventure starts as the next steps unknown for me.

Just 30/45 mn from my door steps,
I was surrounded by beautiful scenery
that I didn't know.

 

Even so the Macmillan way starts from Epwell, north of Banbury, 

they advised you to go threw the town. 

Here's our first sign of Macmillan way.

This is the start of The Roman Road

which we will almost follow all the way to Epwell.

But it didn't stay as neat.

I thought I was in south of France for a minute. Fields full of a blue flowers.

Facing the low sun, we walked with the sounds of the busing bees.

Arriving in Epwell.

At 20.31 we reach our first destination, the village of Epwell. 

Day 1 accomplished with 12 km !

Well done boys !