A leisurely stroll looking at rivers in Lewisham in south London. A huge crowd of people gathered at Lewisham station for the walk - you couldn't miss them. Part of a programme to get Londoners walking - and so improve their health, it had been quite heavily promoted among those who are involved with services for the elderly, but was also on things like Meet Up and the Ramblers Association.
A bright sunny day, perfect for walking, and I was dressed appropriately - the website said expect some mud, so I was wearing my oldest, most comfortable shoes, which are falling apart from old age, but are just soooo comfortable. Actually, the walk was only about four or five miles, so not really excessive.
A really nice crowd of people, all very friendly and chatty, and a leader who was familiar with the local area and interesting details.
One feature of walks like this is that you get to see places you wouldn't think of walking along in normal circumstances.
The river we were following was the River Quaggy, which joins the Ravensbourne at Lewisham station. It has been forced into a channel with walled sides in Lewisham, but tends to flood if there is too much heavy rain, so arrangements have been made for it to overflow into parks which make up its flood plain, rather than in Lewisham itself.
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