Again M woke at 5:00am thinking "what a tranquil spot", then the first of the commuter trains roared over the nearby railway bridge! Traffic on the river is very quiet today - and actually so was the mooring, the trains were merely a slight distraction.
We were expecting our friend Simon to come up and join us for the day, but we were not expecting him at 7:30am! M was still in her underwear and R was still in the shower! Simon lives in Fareham, had decided to come on his motorbike and had a very clear run. It was lovely to see him and we had a coffee and breakfast together before setting off about 11:00am.
Richard and Lizzie on "Dragonfly" left at about 9:00am but we caught up with them at Cookham, where they had moored for lunch and to meet up with friends. We couldn't just pass them, so we moored up too and had our lunch.
Beside us was moored a very smart Piper Dutch Barge, even newer than MM judging by the registration. This is another good mooring although the Marlow bypass crosses the river a couple of hundred yards downstream - so no doubt M will be woken up by that at 5:00am tomorrow (the road bridge is on the left below).
We walked into Marlow with Simon so that he could catch the train back to Maidenhead to pick up his motorbike and so back to Havant, where he has a rehearsal for the "Pirates of Penzance" this evening. The station is a small branch line that just goes back and forth between Marlow and Maidenhead, very quaint!
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| Marlow's Railway Terminus |
Today: 7 miles, 2 locks and 2.3 hours
Trip: 30 miles, 14 locks and 15.1 hours (158.4 total).
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