The Cotswold towns appear unchanged since the nineteenth century, and all are surrounded by woodlands, farms and rolling hills. It is possible to walk between many of these villages by use of country lanes and public footpaths, which often include right of way trails directly through active farm fields. We seized the opportunity to hike the popular circle route from Bourton-on-the-Water to Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter. We began in Bourton-on-the-Water, a walkable village with a number of low bridges crossing the Windrush river which flows through the center of town. As we began our hike to the Slaughters, we quickly left the town behind and started our journey along an old bridle path.
We thoroughly enjoyed rambling through the countryside, however, as we were returning to Bourton-on-the-Water the skies darkened and the impending rain shower forced us to take cover. Fortunately, for me at least, the Cotswold Motoring Museum was open and we could take shelter.
This red Morris Minor convertible reminded me of the first car I bought, a similar two door model, but in grey with a hardtop. After handing over my hard earned cash to the seller, I proceeded to buck out their driveway to a nearby vacant parking lot and spent several hours learning to master a standard transmission.
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