Henley via Reading and Sonning

The old man of the sea!

Goodbye Reading and the many (too many) Canada geese at the mooring.

Morning above Sonning lock

We had a quiet night moored above the lock at Sonning and today Tuesday we were joined by Giles and his Father-in-law Dennis for the trip to Henley.  Slightly colder start than of late but by did it make up for it later.

Just after the lock at Sonning you can catch a glimpse of the weir through the trees.

 We used the sani station just  before Shiplake lock and then had a short wait for our turn

Some of these cruisers are very high beasts and I wonder what it must be like to steer from such an elevated position

Giles had not done this stretch on the water before so we had to go reasonably slowly on the next stretch to Henley as he wanted to get a good look at the back of all the large houses that he frequently passes on the road side.  (He is an architect after all)

Finally Marsh Lock and the next question was would there be space at Henley...…...well we were lucky but only just.    The moorings are very busy and there were very few places.   We eventually managed to manoeuvre ourselves into a reasonably shady spot but with only the bow in.

A pleasant lunch time with Denis and Giles in the shade of the trees on the shore.   We were joined by George and Raquel two of Giles employees (he has an office in Henley) and also by Archie, Raquel`s 2 year old Jack Russell cross.   Barney was not overly impressed and kept his distance.  

So Henley for the week and tomorrow I am off for my granny duties for a couple of days leaving Geoff in peace!