Sunday 15th August

Set off after breakfast - through Blakes lock and turned left onto the Thames.  Bought a 15 day licence at Caversham Lock, the first we encounter on the Thames.  These locks are huge, but so much easier than on the Kennet and Avon - there is a Lock Keeper to do all the hard work for you! All we have to do is pass bow and stern lines around a bollard and hold on like grim death.  Got as far as Wallingford by 4.30pm, which coincidentally was the end of our attention span.  All the moorings in the town were taken, so we steamed through disappointed - but 500 yards after the town bridge we spotted a nice gap in the trees and went for it!  A beautiful spot! and for free (unlike the town wharf).