Pleasant enough......

...but not much to write about.

We decided to use yesterday as a rest day, the muggy weather makes for tiring work at the locks and although we haven’t had many long days a rest was called for.

Today again a very muggy start but we had stayed our 48hrs on the visitor moorings at Woolhampton so we set off around 9:45 for another short cruise to Thatcham.

At the first swing bridge Karl was leading and he opened the bridge, I had moved through and tied up to close it when the couple who had been moored behind me at Woolhampton appeared and so I left it open for them.

Heale’s lock (93) was next and Karl started preparing it, there was room on the lock landing so I tied up as well and went to assist, at 8’ 11” it’s quite a big lock and even with a good flow into it, took some time to fill, long enough for the couple behind to catch up and offer to close the gates as we left.

Next was swing bridge 35.

Karl closing up

Not a lot to photograph again, but this church was in the distance, quite a high zoom, and I’ve no idea where it actually was J

Next was Midgham lock (92) and I opened up and closed afterwards while Karl moved up to Colthrop lock (91), I hovered midstream at this one and then as we went through sent Karl on his way to find a mooring while I closed up.

So here we are at Thatcham, a very short uneventful cruise with not a lot to see or say, we will stay here tomorrow as well.

Tonights mooring

Totals today: 3 miles : 3 locks : 2 swing bridges