[gps-talkusers] Walking Tour of England
- From: Robert Sweetman <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:40:34 -0700
Sue and I started walking from Bath along the Kennet and Avon Canal yesterday.
It is a beautiful walk through the countryside with the canal running through
many rural areas. The train tracks parallel the canal generally, because
materials were hauled by canal for the building of the railroad.
The boats on the canal are called Narrow Boats. Many people take holidays or
live in them. They are generally six feet wide and range from 50 to 72 feet
long. Sue and I met the owner of a narrow boat tour and got a tour of a deluxe
narrow boat that was 10 feet wide and had a Jacuzzi.
The trains here are amazing to hear as you walk through the country along the
railroad. When out of the city, they range between 120 and 125 miles per hour.
I finally recorded one passing because I had my recorder out already when it
passed.
Starting Point, Highways House in Bath
Latitude: 51 degrees, 22 minutes, 3.6080 seconds North.
Latitude: 2 degrees, 22 minutes, 4.8000 seconds West.
Destination, the Swan Hotel, Bradford-on-Avon, England.
latitude: 51 degrees 20 minutes 53.0400 seconds North.
Longitude: 2 degrees 15 minutes 4.3800 seconds West.
Bob Sweetman
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