9 miles: 9 locks: 8 swing bridges: 5+ litres of Pimms remaining
We really didn't make much progress today. The engine wouldn't start after breakfast, so we called the breakdown company. They sent out an engineer who arrived fairly quickly and installed a new engine battery. This resolved our problem and we were on the move again. Unfortunately it took most of the morning, which we spent playing games together. This was good fun but really put us behind schedule.
From Theale, we went to Aldermaston and then on to Thatcham where we moored for the night, right by the train station to Anthony's delight. Our progress through the locks was very slow, mainly due to their speed of filling and this, combined with the breakdown, meant that we did not reach Newbury as intended and we are now another day behind schedule. Our estimated arrival is Monday lunchtime.
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