Since Friday the sun has shone, the shorts are out and the river has taken on a whole new atmosphere.
Marlow was buzzing with activity when we arrived and it was great to see families making the most of the last few days of half term in the fresh air and enjoying the warm sunshine.
It was great to meet up with Jenny's sister and brother-in-law, Rosie and Steve who paid us a visit on Saturday. We enjoyed a lovely relaxing afternoon and although the wind had a bit of a chill in it the sun shone again and the families were out in force in the park b which we were moored. The water was very busy with all sorts of craft and there was a real holiday atmosphere.
We left Marlow on Sunday morning as a fun run was getting underway. Once again the park was alive with activity as was the river as it glittered in the morning sunlight.
We enjoyed a beautiful if very busy trip downstream towards Windsor, stopping in Maidenhead for lunch. As we passed the lovely mooring at Eton Dorney (the Olympic Rowing Course), which we found on our previous trip on the Thames we thought it would be good to stop early and enjoy the glorious afternoon on the bank. It was just perfect and we watched the sun go down after a lovely barbeque, our first this year, and several glasses of wine and beer.
Monday morning we were up early and off the do some domestic duties i.e dispose of rubbish, take on water and empty the Elsan, then on to Windsor to do some shopping. We intended to move further downstream since we are once again returning home later in the week but Windsor in the sunshine was too enticing so once again we decided to stay put and possibly have another barbeque this evening.
We may do Runneymede tomorrow night and then leave Hunters Moon at Penton Hook Marina for a few days as we collect the motorhome from Thames and Kennet Marina an
d return to Chi for the weekend.
Looking forward to babysitting on Friday and a wedding on Saturday. Another busy time ahead of us!
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