Walkikng near water

The main project for this sunny(ish) day was to finish a section of the Capital Ring that we started a while back - the heavens had opened just after we'd pootled round in the cemetery of Old St Andrew's Church, but fortunately I knew, from visits to the garden centre nearby, where to find a bus that would eventually get us home. So, months later, we are finishing that walk - which ends where Brenda started walking the Capital Ring; I've done a few sections with her and am gung-ho to do the rest, "for completeness sake" ...

Anyway, we started finishing the section at the Welsh Harp reservoir -

Lots of water, swimming no longer permitted (there is an exemption for waterfowl) -

 Sailing and kayaking are popular and encouraged -

The walk carries on over an arm of the water, with a special one-way system over the one-lane bridge that stops all vehicles to allow pedestrians a safe passage -

 On the way to our "starting point" we diverted slightly to that garden centre to check out the fish. It has a large aquatic section which Tony and I would sometimes visit on rainy weekends -

The koi are kept in open tanks and are available in various sizes - and prices. These are about 50cm and will set you back well over £100 each -