Caversham and Home

River Today : Thames

We had only a short cruise around forty minutes to reach Better Boating at Caversham where we had arranged to leave the boat for the next month. They do not have many moorings but could just about fit us in!

Leaving Christine to continue packing and cleaning, Mike and Andrew drove to Packet Boat Marina to collect the other car.

Back at the boat we unloaded as quickly as possible. Although we had confirmed on arrival that it would be about mid day before we would be ready to leave, a couple of the staff hassled us as we were temporarily occupying the space where boats might come alongside for fuel (They would move the boat across to the little island after we left)

It was no more pleasant a journey back to home as when we came up with rain creating unpleasant spray, especially on the motorways. However, we returned in good time, ready to tackle the busy schedule in the four weeks before we could come back to continue our trip.

With access to the Kennet still a problem with every rainy period, we will be keeping a watchful eye on reports of river levels, hopefully seeing a return to more normal seasonal conditions.

2.8 miles - 0 locks