Source of the Thames

The heatwave slowly subsided on Wednesday. There had been a short burst of heavy rain in the evening on our drive back from Bath to Cirencester, so I was expecting all sorts of thunderstorms, but they didn’t happen and we woke to dry but overcast skies. At James’ suggestion we went for a nearby walk to the source of the Thames. It was an easy and pleasant walk but we could feel the heat rising from the fields, stored up from the past week. The source of the Thames is very, very dry just now! There’s a little monument so we knew that we were in the right place, but there is no water at all - I presume that under normal circumstances there might be a little spring bubbling up among the stones. We had to walk quite a few yards before we noticed the ground becoming a little bit wet and then turning into a trickle and then a stream. We then revisited one of our favourite villages, Lechlade, and then went back to the cottage to pack. I can hardly believe that our week in Cirencester is over and that we have been on holiday for a fortnight! It has flown by and we have had a lot of fun. We have visited new places and old, we have over-heated and chilled, we have braved crowds at the air show and had quiet times in the countryside. We have spent some fantastic times with family. We have even seen two Shakespeare plays and done some outdoor swimming. It has been a really good holiday. 

We are now on our big drive northwards to home and the kitties.