The weather changed last Friday as we reached the Thames with heavy rain showers and strong south westerly winds which resulted in us running aground and me having a close encounter with a local tree as the wind blew the boat across the river as we set off one morning. A good lesson though as we should have gone through how we would leave the bank taking into account the wind and the current- something we now do each time on the river.
We are moored tonight above Rushey lock far from the madding crowd except VC10s and AWACS 707 (picture below) flying round from Brize Norton
Looking from our mooring to Swinford Toll Bridge
Face watching over you at Radcot Lock
Old Father Thames with paddle at St Johns Lock Lechlade the last one on the Thames
A Lincoln tug which has a lovely bow shape
Leaving Lechlade meadow with the church in the background
My brother Peter visited us at Lechlade with his Gordon Setter Jackie who found a great place to watch the ducks and swans. They are used to find the game birds and set them flying , so she was stalking any bird she could find on the ground when we went for walks across the meadow.
