29th September 2007
The forecast was not good today but we decided to walk anyway and take an assortment of waterproofs, hats etc. We drove to Thorpe Langton by a different route, M1, A563 south and A6 which shows we are working round the circle. We walked to East Langton through a field with cows and a big bull but he ignored us. The land was different today, much flatter but still across ploughed fields. The route in the guide book went through Bowden Inn Farm which had now disappeared, probably under the A6 roundabout. We arrived in Foxton to find that the pub had changed into a Chinese restaurant so walked on to the Black Horse where we had lunch. We then walked along the Grand Union canal to Foxton Locks, a flight of 10 locks which lifts the water up 75 ft. We sat and watched barges moving around for a bit and then left the LR to return. We walked along the towpath for about a mile, watching the ducks . We then had a boring walk which took us along the A6 for another mile but passing lots of rabbits who didn't seem to mind us, one even jumped under my boot, until we left and walked back to East Langton past a big lake with more ducks. We got back to Thorpe Langton by crossing the field with the cows and bull who still ignored us (17km). The weather had been warm and sunny and we had no need of the waterproofs or fleeces! 
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