Thursday 20 August Burghfield Boat Club and the Cunning Man
Wednesday 19 August On to the River Kennet and Reading, then to Burghfield
Tuesday 18 August Wallingford to above Caversham Bridge, Reading
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| approaching Goring Lock |
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Liana and Alison at Goring Lock
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what a river view!
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Liana in peril at Beale Park
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Company in Whitchurch Lock
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Monday 17 August Sandford through Abingdon and Clifton to Wallingford
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| Alison with Annie at Sandford |
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Liana steering as Salters Steamer Goring passes
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| Horizontal tree |
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| leaving Abingdon past old Wilts and Berks canal entrance |
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| Heron |
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| Liana polishing the brasses |
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| Boathouse near Caversham, Reading |
Sunday 16 August On to Wallingford
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| Chimney Meadows |
We woke up to a cloudy scene, but took on water at Shifford Lock, then headed down river to Oxford, through countless sharp bends and willowy sedgy blind corners.
Thank goodness we met the many canoeists and the breasted up pair of working narrow boats, Nuneaton and Brighton, on wider, straighter reaches of river!
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| Nuneaton and Brighton |
Had lunch below Eynesham Lock.
We took Annie up the Duke's Cut, very overgrown and cluttered with grotty boats around the lock, but failed to get milk, so back down Isis Lock onto the Thames.
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| Duke's Cut Lock - overgrown and approach blocked by old boats |
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| approaching Osney Lock, avoiding a punt |
Osney Lock was interesting, and a wait, but when we got further we found ourselves in the middle of Oxford Regatta! John steered close to the south bank but had to take avoiding action at times, as a multitude of rowers came past.
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Oxford Regatta
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Oxford Regatta
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below Iffley Lock
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| Annie moored at the Kings Arms, Sandford |
The river was so pretty that John slowed down, and we decided to stop above Sandford Lock at the Kings Arms, where Ali treated us to a lovely meal, a good end to a lovely day.
