Monthly Archives: August 2014

As a general rule it’s the gents who steer the boats and the ladies who do the locks. Among most of the ladies of my acquaintance this is not because they’re incapable of steering the boat, it’s just that, like … Continue reading →

On a mizzly Easter  Bank Holiday Monday morning we said au revoir to The Thames and headed up the Oxford Canal towards Thrupp. We’ve been on wide rivers and canals all summer so it was a joy to arrive back on … Continue reading →

Last Saturday we were moored up at Eynsham and decided to take the bus into Oxford for the day to have a look around. Our first stop off was at Christ Church College, where we did the sight seeing shuffle along … Continue reading →

At last I’ve got some decent internet signal! I’ve been trying to upload photographs for the blog for a while but now we’re in the middle of Oxford and the signal’s great. Our last few days have been spent going up … Continue reading →

  Yesterday we had a short cruise to Days Lock just outside Dorchester on Thames where we moored in the shadow of the delightfully named Wittenham Clumps with the aim of having Sunday lunch at The George Hotel. On the way we passed … Continue reading →

It was a long day’s steaming for us last Thursday when we moved from Windsor to Sonning Lock. On the way we passed through Henley where they were setting up for the Rewind – The 80s Festival. Their glamping facilities … Continue reading →

No matter how hard they tried Sue and Andy on Festina Lente couldn’t out-run us and we managed to track them down in Windsor on Tuesday. We’d set out at 7.30am from Runnymede so we could get to Windsor in time … Continue reading →

We had a bit of a damp cruise from Teddington Lock to Staines last Sunday. Leastways Gordon had a bit of a damp cruise. The locks are operated by lock keepers and my job of holding the front rope in … Continue reading →

On Saturday we took the plunge and headed out on the tidal Thames to travel from Limehouse Basin up to Teddington. We’d actually originally intended to go on Sunday, leaving us an extra day in London, but Bertha changed our … Continue reading →

On Thursday we left Waltham Abbey and headed down The Lea towards Limehouse Basin. It’s a particularly weedy stretch of river and, in parts, looks like you could walk on the water. In fact some of the locals can! It’s … Continue reading →