Thursday
3rd November, 2011
Drove to Pyrford – it took about 40 minutes.
Left in MM at 11:45. Sailed up to the Pelican where we moored for lunch. As it
was still quite early we decided to go onto the Thames
to reduce the time pressure tomorrow to get to Teddington. Went through Thames
lock, helped by the lock-keeper, and left the Wey for the Thames.
We had only seen two boats moving on the Wey all day. Marion
steered up the Thames. Stopped and moored just
upstream of the Star pub in Walton-on-Thames (where we watched the Mikron
Theatre with Angie and Jane). We moored about an hour before sunset and just as
it started to rain – good timing! Greeted by a raucous cacophony from a flock
of parakeets – could be noisy in the morning! After dark there were several
rowing eights and fours practising on the river with their coaches in launches
(all carrying lights of course). They made a lot of wash as they go very fast.
Strange to see them zipping along in the dark.
7 miles and 5 locks – 3.3 hours
Total 160 miles and 89 locks – 84.7 hours
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