Onward upstream we go

We had nearly a week at Cookham and it was a great place to hide from the August Bank Holiday crowds.

It wasn`t all good weather though as this heavy downpour shows

On Sunday our friend Bridget came and joined us both for church in the morning and then for Sunday lunch.   We tried a different pub this time and had an excellent meal at the Kings Arms.    The threatened rain arrived as Bridget did, but luckily both church and pub were not far from our moorings.

On Monday Boe arrived back in UK from Russia and went straight to her accommodation near her new school.  She has taken a room for a month whilst she looks around for a flat or house share.  Conveniently she is in Bourne End so on Tuesday she joined the train there and I joined at Cookam and we went up baby visiting to Emmas.

Boe came back with me to Petroc for a couple of nights and joined us for the trip to Marlow on Wednesday and Henley on Thursday

As we reached Marlow below the lock we were delighted to see NB Brindley with Klim and Tina aboard.  We breasted up with them for a short while and had a quick catch up and when they departed we took their mooring space which was very handy.

Very early morning in Marlow

Wonderful day to cruise up from Marlow to Henley

We left so early this morning that all the locks were self service apart from the last one, and even that one the lock keeper had only just arrived.

Total distance:8.25 miles Elapsed time:3h19m11s Locks:4

Several spots to choose from in Henley, Geoff picked one with not too many trees in the hope of a decent TV picture.......still no luck on terrestrial, but he has the Satellite OK......Happy Skipper!!!!