Starbucks to the rescue

Kingston to Walton. Our stay at the Travel Lodge in Kingston was pretty grim - in fact it was so shambolic we left without prepaid breakfast which very much offended my frugal instincts. Starbucks came to the rescue and Mel and I set off in much better spirits and what a lovely area it was to walk through - suddenly more rural with interesting birds and lovly trees and flowers. Geese very protective of their offspring, swifts, cormorants and loads of ducks and swans plus some small dark birds of prey that we can't identify yet. We even missed the worst rain and hailstorm, though it would've been nice to see the glorious architecure (Hampton Court and some glorious bridges)under a blue sky.