Rhik and Toby the border terrier start on the tube at PaddingtonPhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianToby yearning for an outdoor runPhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianStepping into the unknown on the 10.18am into BerkshirePhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The Guardian
Wondering how to get closer to Sound BottomPhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianSteve Butler from Kennet Horse Boat Company, which runs horse-drawn barge tours up the Kennet and Avon canal. 'Steve invites me into the galley and makes me a cup of tea. “I’m looking for Sound Bottom,” I tell him, explaining the challenge. “Never heard of it,” he replies, which sounds about right. Still, he says he’ll try to get me a bit closer in his Morris Minor'Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik in the back of the Morris Minor owned by Steve Butler in Ramsbury, Wiltshire. 'Driving through I squint at the blurry picture of the A-Z on my phone. I don’t really know where we are, or where we’re going'Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRoad to…Rhik heads down an unmade road in search of Sound Bottom and Sound Copse.Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik feeds horses owned by Steve Butler of the Kennet Horse Boat Company in Kintbury, BerkshirePhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianMaking a change from the crushed tube commute, Rhik and Toby rest en route to Ramsbury Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik makes a discovery near Sound Bottom in WiltshirePhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik Samadder discovers a disused well near Sound Copse in WiltshirePhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik explores a wooded area near Sound Bottom. 'It feels like stumbling into a fairytale or a secret garden'Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik runs wildPhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The GuardianRhik reaches the wide open space of Sound BottomPhotograph: Frantzesco Kangaris for The Guardian
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