It's not the weekend anymore!

Funny that, Monday arrives, we've gone through 6 locks, all of them as a single boat!! It seems so much quieter again, a factor of the weekend and maybe the upper reaches of the Thames, who knows? who cares? It's much more peaceful whatever the reason.

Latest start of the trip today, 9.20, it rains quite heavily for the 4 miles from Whitchurch to Goring locks, umbrella's up the whole time, then eases off and eventually stops, the day weatherwise improving all the time.

Some rowers on the reach below Wallingford, no moorings in Wallingford (there never is!) and on to Day's lock where we intend to stop for the night and go take a walk around Dorchester, or not! As we ascend the lock there seems to be boats on all the good moorings, and indeed there is, we try to get in a space but it's far too shallow and we struggle to get away again, wind was quite strong. Get away we do, I'm a bit annoyed as there would be a gap if one of the boats moved a bit, but it doesn't and we press on.

No decent moorings at Clifton Hampden, so on to Clifton lock, here there are a couple of spots on the end of the lock landing, so, having had enough for the day I cough the £8.90 and we have a bed for the night.

We walk back along the towpath to CH and the Barley Mow for dinner, good menu and good food, have to force ourselves to skip pudding!!

Only 2 pictures today,
The recently renovated Whitchurch toll bridge:

Benson lock and weir:

Hasta luego.