{"id":240,"date":"2019-04-27T19:49:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T19:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2019-04-27T19:53:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T19:53:09","slug":"when-you-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/2019\/04\/27\/when-you-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"When you walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 26th Day of the walk there was plenty of variety: windy weather, a lost path, celebration and views of Wales.<br \/>\nTo begin with we&#8217;d all been warned about Storm Hannah and it was windy, particularly crossing the bridge over the M5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-239 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061.jpg 3920w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6061-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147.jpg 3920w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60561741096147-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBut 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.<br \/>\nThe road up to Portishead was OK though and we stopped at the Ship Inn for some lunch and to celebrate the 250 mile mark.<br \/>\nLater this was topped off with an ice cream in Portishead High Street. This is St Nicholas Church where the Anglicans and URC work together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-237 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464.jpg 3920w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_6063-387529464-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066.jpg 3920w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_6066-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPortbury common was near the end of today&#8217;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&#8217;d walked through a storm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-238 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2204\" height=\"3920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494.jpg 2204w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_60442029258494-1200x2134.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reflection on Psalm 46<br \/>\n<i><br \/>\nGod, our strength and refuge, a help in trouble;<br \/>\nIn your embrace we are held firmly and closely.<br \/>\nAs the wind drops, as the world stills around me,<br \/>\nSo I too become still, to know you, Creator. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>JAL 27.04.2019<br \/>\nDay 26 of the End to End, Clevedon craft centre to Sheepway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/2019\/04\/27\/when-you-walk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;When you walk&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}