Yesterday our scoot took us further down the Thames, and as I looked at the huge body of water flowing calmly and silently down to the sea it made me think again about all those people who have lost their homes, towns and livelihoods; or loved ones this week, in the great floods of the Danube. Only a week back I had considered what a scoot alongside the 2872km Danube may be like - little knowing what was in store. The river touches, or passes through ten countries, and in an instant, centuries of hard labor have been washed away. I am hoping our scoot to support The British Red Cross International Disaster Fund will make a difference to peoples' lives.
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This section of the river takes on a distinct new character - the Urban walkways and upmarket apartments give way to the beauty of British countryside in early summer. Rich aromas of cowslip, a gravelly path, and dense array of almost tropical foliage adorn the walkway. Willows sweep the rivers edge where mallard ducks potter about. idyllic? Yes!
First you pass a wide boulevard and quiet road; small boats, canoes, moorings and ship's chandler type shops to your left, and the wide river to your right. The trail then ventures into a more remote setting - the border of the extensive Wetlands Center, where thousands of birds thrive among the river rushes.
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