With a poor weather forecast it was touch and go whether to begin this section of the walk or not. Still, nothing ventured nothing gained. As it happened the day brightened up and we even had our lunch whilst we bathed in the sunshine. This was quite a stretch at almost 11 miles especially for those of us not used to all this walking.
Not much in the way of wild flowers on this section but we did see our fair share of wildlife. Swans nesting on the river with cygnets also in tow, damsel flies in the meadows, a heron taking off, cormorants nesting in a dead tree and a deer in the woods near Symonds Yat. 
The sun was still out when we arrived at Symonds Yat East, where a welcome cream tea was the order of the day followed by another cup of tea upon reaching the top after a steep climb. It was here that the rain started again but not enough to spoil a wonderful day out with friends.
