Thursday evening, 30th April, moored at Days lock meadow mooring.
I have given up listening to the BBC weather forecasts on Radio 4.
I am not aware of having mislaid many of my marbles; most days the weather types are grouped together with scant regard to any geographical location. A few presenters are able to mention the areas, but not often. Scotland and Northern Ireland are now over represented at the expense of the 'rest of England and Wales'.
We got going at 8am to try and beat the rain that had been forecast on the internet for 10am. It was a little late, bless it; we were at Wallingford when it started at 10.25am. Arriving at Goring lock, 'Ten Bob Note' was moored there; it is a boat that we had moved on behalf of ABNB a few years ago; the owner is a fellow blogger. I would have said Hello, but it was early and I could not see anyone moving about.
We carried on through Goring and Cleeve locks, clearing them by 9.10am.
I managed to photograph one of the refurbished First Great Western class 453 sets on Moulsford bridge as we approached; it seemed strange to pass this area as we usually moor there for a day or two.
The first boat that we saw on the move was approaching from under Wallingford bridge; it has been really quiet since we arrived on the Thames a week ago.
Today, we saw only three other boats moving, one dropping in Benson Lock and one in Days lock and the hire boat with which we shared Sonning lock yesterday.
We passed the time of day chatting to the lock keeper at days lock whilst choosing some books from the boxes outside and popping our money into the RNLI collecting box.
We moored alongside the meadow just above the lock, close to one of the best preserved WW2 pill boxes that I have seen.
Little Wittenham Bridge at Days Lock is the venue for the annual Pooh Sticks competition which raises funds for the RNLI; although the original Pooh sticks bridge is in Ashdown Forest, near Hartfield in East Sussex.
Having tied up for the day, the rain continued most of the afternoon.
2009 Totals - Locks 130; Miles 182; Bus Pass uses 2.
