Walk leader and Woman X met at the needle at 9.40am and set off upstream. Woman X told walk leader she not looking for romance, walk leader undeterred, managed to ply Woman X with toasty and coffee at 2nd attempt. Tried unsuccessfully to get Woman X to remove shoes and socks and paddle in the river. Then took Woman X to a chapel but she was lucky as there was no vicar present so she has escaped marriage for now. Walk leader is hoping for a role reversal, and to be taken on a serious walk with actual hills???

Route walked; C’s Needle, Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Regency Cafe, Regency Street, Tate Britain, Tate Pier, Chelsea Bridge, Around the Battersea Park Boating Lake, down and up the Slipway at St Mary’s Battersea, Putney Railway Bridge, Fulham Palace Walled Garden, Fulham Palace, around the Hurlingham Country Club, under Lots Road Power Station, along the wrong pontoons at Cheyne Walk, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Back of Victoria Coach Station, whoops, sorry, Goring Hotel, Royal Mews, St. James’s Park, Admiralty Arch, Charing Cross Station.
20 miles?

South London Stephen: hi there I won’t be joining you now. Thank you

AnnM: you are the only interested party so far, so we ride at noon!

I’ll change the details.

South London Stephen: I won’t be able to make 5th until about mid day so if you start walking I could rendezvous with you further east/west

AnnM: There won’t be any more info really, unless the date changes, but if you’re in, and there isn’t an earthquake, the date won’t change.
We will take a consensus of those present and walk as far up one side, and back down the other. I appreciate it’s not terribly original. I would err to go west, but I can be out voted.

Look forward to more info 😊