I slept well last night, but the other three people complained about someone snoring in the hostel. It’s a mystery to me because we were in a four person room and I couldn’t hear anyone. At any rate, we got up, ate, and made it back to Paddington Station to validate our British Rail Passes and catch the train to Bath.
We made our way directly to St Christopher’s Hostel and dropped our luggage in a locker so we could go exploring for a bit before we were able to check in at 2p. After a great reluctance of all parties to make a decision, we accidentally ate lunch right on the steps of the Bath Abbey.
We walked around a little after we ate and then headed back to get checked in. On the way, we strolled along the River Avon.
After getting settled in, we decided to walk back to tour the Abbey, have some ice cream, and check out the shops on Pulteney Bridge. After the required beer stop to sample the local beer, we headed back to the hostel for supper and an early night after we repacked all of our gear in anticipation of finally starting to hike tomorrow. We are here to hike, right?
As with London, we will return to Bath after we complete the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. We will have a leisurely morning of packing and repacking before we catch the train to Tenby, Wales. We need to start burning off some of the calories we have been consuming of late.