A lovely sunny day today, really warm…

We caught the bus into Gloucester:

We walked the dogs through Gloucester Park; nothing exciting but Rocco could let off steam…

None of our usual pubs were open yet, so we stopped at a Wetherspoon Pub for an early beer – this was a converted cinema:

Lovely sitting in the sun…

Then on to Gloucester’s Micro pub, in a different location from a year ago:

As it was sunny, we sat outside:

The dogs attracted a lot of attention from passers by, mainly as they were blocking the pavement!

Then on to The Fountain, a regular haunt:

We decided to visit Gloucester again, but took a different bus that departed from a side road just around the corner (but only ran every two hours):

Apart from one other passenger (“Who goes into Gloucester every day to keep the bus running”), we were the only people on the bus! No wonder it’s subsidised…

We walked around Alney Island, a nature reserve just on the edge of the city:

Rocco of course enjoyed chasing a stick and getting muddy. This is the old bridge over the Severn, that has now been replaced by a modern, wider, bridge:

The path wiggles around various elevated sections of railway and road:

and goes through ancient woodland:

One final bridge over the Severn, and we were back in the city:

Just in time for a few beers and lunch in the Fountain pub, which looks like it belongs in a small village rather that the centre of town:

The dogs got a lot of attention (and treats) from both staff and customers:

Then a short walk past the cathedral to an open space where the dogs could let off steam:

Then onto another pub for some more interesting beers and ciders, and a (crowded) bus back home:

4 miles today!

A very cold night last night – even the dogs outdoor drinking water had ice on the top.

But I had a lovely walk with the dogs this morning; cold & clear:

We went somewhere new for the morning dog walk. Coaley Peak is a car park high on the ridge south of Stroud, with good views over the Severn valley:

We followed the Cotswold Way long distance path north through the woods:

Rocco of course enjoyed his stick:

The path followed past some quarries and headed downhill:

Eventually, the path followed along some fields lower down the hill:

and then back into the woods:

Eventually, we left the Cotswold Way and had a steep climb back up the hill. The path back to the car followed the ridge line:

and we stopped for a Geocache:

A lovely walk, 5 miles in total.