On the 26th Day of the walk there was plenty of variety: windy weather, a lost path, celebration and views of Wales.
To begin with we’d all been warned about Storm Hannah and it was windy, particularly crossing the bridge over the M5.
Thankfully some paths were more sheltered, especially along the ridge a little way up from the coast path where the trees had formed a green tunnel the floor of which was scattered with bluebells.
But not all paths turn out to be that easy to find. The path between Swiss Valley and Walton St Mary was one such, so I went round the longer way by road, something I generally avoid.
The road up to Portishead was OK though and we stopped at the Ship Inn for some lunch and to celebrate the 250 mile mark.
Later this was topped off with an ice cream in Portishead High Street. This is St Nicholas Church where the Anglicans and URC work together.
The Severn Bridge was getting closer and bits of the Bristol channel coast revealed a signal station and windmill as well as an outdoor swimming pool.
Portbury common was near the end of today’s route, a small green oasis between housing, docks and marinas and the motorway. Our end point today was in Sheepway. The wind had started to drop and I’d walked through a storm.
Reflection on Psalm 46
God, our strength and refuge, a help in trouble;
In your embrace we are held firmly and closely.
As the wind drops, as the world stills around me,
So I too become still, to know you, Creator.
JAL 27.04.2019
Day 26 of the End to End, Clevedon craft centre to Sheepway