Wednesday 22nd April 2009
Location: Benson, Oxfordshire, River Thames
Today: 13 miles, 3 locks. Total distance: 2098 miles. Total locks: 1410
Weather lovely again today, long may it continue.
Walked into Abingdon town to pick up some milk and other odds and ends before pulling the pins around 12:00 and setting off down stream.
After a very pleasant cruise, moored up on the weir side of Benson lock, the lock keeper telling us that it was OK to do so.
Found some indoor oil lamp oil in a shop in Abingdon that is advertised as being odourless. I will give it a try but the last batch of supposedly odourless oil I bought was far from it – it stinks!!!
The river is very quiet at the moment, probably passed no more than ten boats all day – lovely……
Current Mooring
Old Wilts & Berks canal bridge
Old entrance to Wilts & Berks canal - the canal ran all the way down to Melksham
Proposed site for the new Wilts & Berks canal
Nice old barge
Nice new barge
Nice riverside houses
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