The gods were kind to us and we had a splendid walk in sunshine, although chilly when not sheltered from the Noreaster winds. From Saltford across the river and fields to Kelston and on uphill. Kelson Round Hill (or Kelston Tump) is a landmark which we had not visited previously and the views from there and from Prospect Stile above Shiners Wood were wonderful. We visted the Church of St Martin in North Stoke and back along the Avon past the site of Kelson Brass Mill and back to lunch at the Jolly Sailor at Saltford Lock. Length 5.6 miles, Vertical distance 180m.

Kelston Brass Mill is not open to the public but Saltford Brass Mill is open for a couple of days a month in summer. The mills made brassware which was exported to Africa on the first leg slave trade.

On the Cotswold way we saw a memorial stone to 17-year-old Sarah Louise Gray. A bit of research discovered that she died whilst horseridding from Sudden Adult Death syndrome rather than an accident.

Chris was experimenting with his SMS blogging and created this banal blog

Coincidently, Julia's daughter Kate was up at Kelston Round Hill later in the day, having walked the dog up from Weston.