St Johns church, Old Sodbury, England. 18 April 1987

Day 2 of the Cotswold Way having left Bath in Somerset county and heading north.

Filled up with water at Old Sodbury and spoke to a lady cleaning graves in the churchyard. Up the hill one mile to the large fort site of 11 acres. There were two large outside walls of earth, the grass was nicely cut. Met four hikers in a group coming from Chipping Camden – the only other walkers I’ve met.

I’m camped on an Iron Age Hill Fort near Little Sodbury Manor, now twenty miles from Bath. Once more balloons are floating quite near. It’s 7.30pm and the sun is going down on another perfect day. I actually have a sunburnt face. Cooked myself a vegetable soup meal and feel content.