Category: Travel
Day 163 to 166
Day 163 and a quiet start on the canal. It is noticeable how much slower it is on this shallow canal, especially after the Thames. More boats too. J saw a buzzard perched on a pergola in someone’... Read More
Day 159 to 162
Day 159 and we reach the end of the navigable Thames. A short trip into and just beyond Lechlade. We saw our first sail powered vessels on the Thames. . We went up to the Round House which is consider... Read More
Day 156 to 158
Day 156 and another beautiful day but the river was quiet, not just us thinking this the lock keepers are saying it is quiet too. Passed though Abingdon which J knows from her first project when she w... Read More
Days 154 and 155
Day 154 and a miserable start, heavy rain so decided to wait for it to ease. Set off about 1200 and stopped at Goring to get a paper less than an hour later but then decided to stay as weather still q... Read More
Day 152 to 153
Day 152 was a story of swing bridges. Horrendous wind and rain overnight with the boat rocking and the lines complaining. We set off a little later than normal and had a very successful traverse of th... Read More
Day 150 to 151
Day 150 and we started early to try to get as far as possible before the weather deteriorated too much. We also want to get through Aldermaston swing bridge before they shut it for the weekend. Saw a ... Read More
Day 148 to 149
Day 148 – what a day. Our day for doing a good turn (or three). It started drizzly and progress was slow due to number of moored boats. J spoke to some later who said they had counted well over ... Read More
Day 144 to 147
Day 144 started cool and misty but beautiful. Felt like we were gently cutting through the mist. Went through the Semington locks on our own, passed another boat on our way to Seend – Ocho (No 8... Read More