{"id":641,"date":"2012-06-26T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T14:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=641"},"modified":"2014-11-22T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T15:07:28","slug":"great-ouse-odyssey-stage-4-ely-to-earith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2012\/06\/great-ouse-odyssey-stage-4-ely-to-earith\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Ouse Odyssey stage 4: Ely to Earith"},"content":{"rendered":"

I walked this, the fourth stage of the Great Ouse Odyssey<\/a> at the start of June 2012.<\/p>\n

I set off early from Ely on a\u00a0pleasant\u00a0Sunday morning. \u00a0The plan was to walk the 16 miles to Earith where Jo would pick me up in the car and we’d head on down the Ouse Valley to her mum’s house for lunch.<\/p>\n

\"Ely
Ely to Earith route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A mile into the walk I came across some wild campers who had clearly had a good night celebrating something or other (a certain monarch’s jubilee, so I hear). \u00a0They were all fast asleep so I crept quietly past.<\/p>\n

\"Wild
Wild campers on the Great Ouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After two miles the Great Ouse is joined by the Cam (which flows down to Cambridge). \u00a0At this point the Ouse takes a sharp turn to the west.<\/p>\n

\"Ouse
Ouse meets Cam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An hour later I passed the\u00a0Stretham Old Engine<\/a>, a\u00a0steam-powered pumping station built in 1831. \u00a0It was this engine and hundreds like it that have helped keep the fens from flooding.<\/p>\n

\"Stretham
Stretham Old Engine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Ouse Valley Way<\/a>, at least at this point, is clearly under-used by walkers. \u00a0The path was almost lost in the undergrowth for much of the way and after a while the my shoes and trousers were pretty much soaked through by the morning dew.<\/p>\n

However, the day was turning out to be quite warm so I trudged on happy in the relative isolation of the walk.<\/p>\n

\"Swans
Swans on the Ouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finally reached Earith where I was picked up by Jo and driven to Brampton for a lovely Sunday roast after which I promptly fell asleep on the couch. \u00a0Perfect.<\/p>\n

The next stage will take me on to Brampton<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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