12 miles: 9 locks: 1 swing bridges: 6+ litres of Pimms
We had a beautiful start to the morning at Maple Durham, there were many Canada Geese gathering on the water, I think they were hopeful for some breakfast!
We passed through Reading shopping centre, it felt strange to be going past modern shops after all the rural settings we have been through. We were then on the River Kennet, which entailed using a one-way traffic light system for boats because the river was too narrow. We had twelve minutes to make it through! It did feel good to be back with traditional locks again, although Matthew says it feels like we're sailing through soup!
We had a beautiful start to the morning at Maple Durham, there were many Canada Geese gathering on the water, I think they were hopeful for some breakfast!
We travelled along the River Thames to Reading, where we saw the massive camp sites for the Reading Festival. We could believe how many tents there were already and how large the site was. The organisers had even built a temporary bridge from the camp site to the arenas.
We passed through Reading shopping centre, it felt strange to be going past modern shops after all the rural settings we have been through. We were then on the River Kennet, which entailed using a one-way traffic light system for boats because the river was too narrow. We had twelve minutes to make it through! It did feel good to be back with traditional locks again, although Matthew says it feels like we're sailing through soup!
We carried on towards Theale which is where we stopped for the night. We are getting closer to home, but it still feels quite a way in a canal boat!
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