We have moved on to Pangbourne and are sitting with a cooling wind blowing through the boat as we enjoy a pleasant cup of tea. We stopped off at Tescos on the way; well it is so handy it being right next to the canal.
My rope throwing has gone out of the window today as at the two locks we came through I had the lock keeper come and take the rope from me, just one of those days I guess. Last time we came through this stretch the Thames was in full flow as the red boards had just come down, today it had calm and tranquil persona. Although there was a bit of a head wind.
A narrow boat has just gone by with what I think of as a great name and underlying statement. Name: Relativity. Statement: Travelling at the speed of Life.
Mick has now exchanged contracts and is looking for flights to New Zealand, not the best time to go from a cost perspective but still a relief that things are going to plan. How long he will be there for remains to be seen. He intends to live in Christchurch for a while. So you can guess where we will be going next year for a week or two.
Today we did 8.82 miles and 2 Locks
Statistics so far:-
629.26 Miles, 485 Locks, 47 Swing Bidges, 27 Lift Bridges, 6 Tunnels.
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