Author Archives: martin

By Geoff Woke up at a leisurely pace on our free, but excellent morning, after a cup of tea in bed, naturally.  We both had showers before our usual skimpy breakfast: dieting is not all it is cracked to be … Continue reading →

Today is Tyla’s 19th birthday, and we had a long conversation with her, it was good to catch up with all the news. We left Marlow, and went through the first lock, we have found a mooring place on the … Continue reading →

Another peaceful night, we are staying here all day as we are meeting Liz at 10.30am. Having walked through the lovely park, we met Liz, and went for coffee and cakes, we then showed Liz over the boat, and had … Continue reading →

13th September – 17th September 2016 Up quite early, and we both walked to the station, not sure if the trains were going to be cancelled, so Geoff wanted to be sure he got to the airport on time.  I … Continue reading →

Lazy morning, did some washing, cleaned up a bit, before we walked into town.  We found the railway station for Geoff tomorrow, and we located the local launderette to do the sheets and the towels, wouldn’t really worry normally as we … Continue reading →

Wow, what a difference, sunny, blue skies, and warmer too.  What a lovely trip, only six locks, beautiful scenery, and wall to wall sunshine.  I do miss the English countryside, but not the weather….. As we approached Newbury, we came … Continue reading →