Ben and Kat and the Mikron Theatre

 Saturday 31st July 2021 in Goring.
MM was dwarfed by the footbridge in Reading this morning.

Ben and Kat arrived mid-morning, having driven up from Sussex. Kat had baked a special cake that looked, and later tasted, delicious!

It rained a lot today but that didn't deter Kat from taking the tiller.

The rain meant that many boats had not moved much, so the normal moorings at Goring were all taken. R eventually managed to squeeze MM into a spot next to the bank a few hundred yards downstream where Kat cooked an amazing late lunch with prawns, lemon and spaghetti - the first time that M has let anyone cook in "her" galley!

Getting off MM was not easy as the river path was at the same height as MM's roof, so the gangplank came out to bridge the gap. Thankfully, the rain had eased off by now.

A group photograph before R walked Ben and Kat up to Goring Station to catch a train back to Reading. They are going to stay in High Wycombe tonight and then go to Windsor tomorrow to do the official tour of the Castle.

We had told Ben and Kat about "The Real Greek" restaurant in Windsor and the following day they sent us a picture of them enjoying lunch there!

We discovered that the Mikron Theatre was performing tonight next to Goring Lock. We walked up and enjoyed an excellent performance all about the start of women's football in the 1920s, which was later banned by the FA! The audience was all clad in waterproofs, as the rain had returned by now. It was an excellent performance; the company writes all its own material and music, and the cast of four all act, sing and play instruments.

To M's delight, her friend Linda, from yesterday's cruise, was also there.

Today: 10 miles, 2 locks and 5.5 hours.

Trip: 372 miles, 202 locks and 185.8 hours.