On our recent expedition which finished yesterday, walking from Skegness to King's Lyn we walked up and / or down five rivers in the course of five days: Rivers Steeping (Skegness); The Haven (Boston - where the River Witham joins the Haven); River Welland (Fosdyke Bridge); River Nene (Sutton Bridge) and The Grest Ouse at King's Lyn. Apart from the Steeping, the other four all flow into The Wash, helping to create one of the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom. All tidal rivers, at one point in their past when sea levels were much lower than they are today, they flowed as one very large river. The Wash is approximately fifteen miles on each of its three sides; a lot of water in a very small area.
If there is one thing a Vagabond loves it is the detail of the land he has walked on. One of the challenging aspects of walking the coast is dealing with inlets, gullies, drains and rivers. In the course of a single day they can add miles to any walk as you drudge up and down the sides of what seems like the same space.
On our recent expedition which finished yesterday, walking from Skegness to King's Lyn we walked up and / or down five rivers in the course of five days: Rivers Steeping (Skegness); The Haven (Boston - where the River Witham joins the Haven); River Welland (Fosdyke Bridge); River Nene (Sutton Bridge) and The Grest Ouse at King's Lyn. Apart from the Steeping, the other four all flow into The Wash, helping to create one of the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom. All tidal rivers, at one point in their past when sea levels were much lower than they are today, they flowed as one very large river. The Wash is approximately fifteen miles on each of its three sides; a lot of water in a very small area.
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