A cherry-ripe landscape - Country diary, 2 July 1970

2 July 1970 The view from this stretch of the Medway is one of orchard, hop field and woodland punctuated by spires and towers of churchesKENT: Two young men in a canoe swept by with an easy ripple of oars and I envied them their energetic freedom as I struggled through head-high nettles along the tow-path from Nettlestead. I envied them even more when I met them a few miles downstream as they brought their sturdy little craft to the bank and unloaded tent, tins and stove just as the evening was