So, tomorrow I'm back up at hospital to get the results of the first dose of this last batch of chemotherapy, which I started 6 weeks ago. It's quite possibly going to be more bad news, so today we went to Windsor Great Park to do a bit of The Long Walk.
As we walked from the car park, we got a first glimpse of the castle through the trees;
And I couldn't resist taking some shots of the deer; the males have got their horns but they aren't yet fighting each other,
They've been here as long as time but these days they are so used to people that they let me get close enough to take their pictures.
Then we got to the copper horse;
But this was why we came - Robyn wanted to do 10km and I'd told her it was 3 miles each way.
We weren't planning to do the whole walk today, just a try out.
Me, I just wanted to stick two fingers up at cancer.
We set off on a really, really hot day;
We actually made it to the white gate in the distance but even so there's still a good way to go to the castle;
It was still a lot further than we'd intended. Here's the view back to where we came from;
By the time we got back I was absolutely exhausted, I even needed to sit down on a wall before I could get back to the car.
Robyn had a look on the map and we think we made it about two thirds of the way. As it's around 2.65 miles each way all the way to the castle, we may have done about 2 miles each way, which together with the journey to and from the car park is quite long.
I reckon we did about 4 miles altogether- mind you I have no idea whether I'll be back to do the whole 10 Km!
Anyway, it's a good two fingers worth!
Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
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Last weekend we had a visit to Windsor in the drizzle but we weren't there as tourists, we were there to check out our wedding plans!
As we got into town, the police shut the road on us.
We'd bumped into The Changing of the Guard!
A full scale military band and guard;
Not really my thing but quite a sight all the same.
We were actually there to check out the registry office and very grand it is indeed.
Our wedding is now set for 1-45pm on 7th June and we are claiming the date.
We'd welcome anyone who wants to come along to get in touch - it's a big venue and there's likely to be room for everyone.
The reception may well be just for family......not least because we haven't actually booked anything yet or even agreed on what we are going to do.
Gulp!
Time is short and we're still deciding things, so it's going to be very hectic and last minute.
Whatever we do, it will be lots of fun and (I hope) there'll be a few surprises too.
Well, I'm not going to miss it.
Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
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I've been wasting time and days recently, it hasn't been the best of times.
Today was still cold but it was sunny and we went out, with no idea where we were going.
We ended up driving though Eton and Eton Wick and over the meadows to Dorney. We parked up by The Jubilee Canal and had a walk.
Maidenhead, Bray and Windsor (where the rich people live) used to flood regularly while we didn't. So, they built a canal which was designed to take the flood waters away them.......and drop them a bit further down stream to us.
That's why we keep getting flooded now.
The canal still looks man-made even though the trees have started to grow up these days. You might even have got a false idea that spring was near;
It isn't!
We watched the water flowing, which meant they opened the canal recently and that's why the Thames was so high, so quickly last week.
We climbed one of the little hills of spoil and got a good view of Slough and it's sewage farm as well as this;
Windsor castle dominating the landscape as it has for over a thousand years.
Nearby Dorney Manor boasted a fine Cedar of Lebanon - I really must research that properly!
Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
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