Map Reference SU 50798 97108
Distance 9 miles
Total 100 Locks 6 Tunnels
We have now reached Abingdon and, since they are 5 day
moorings here, will probably make full use of them and remain in Abingdon at
least until Sunday. The waterfront here seems to be very attractive but haven’t
had chance to visit the actual town as we are moored ½ mile upstream of the
town above Abingdon Lock. The trip down the Thames so far has been brilliant, a
fairly isolated route through fabulous countryside. We have travelled behind a
couple of canoeists who are making their way to Walton on Thames, but even more
amazing is a family rowing from Lechlade to Teddington in the sort of boat that
Jerome K Jerome immortalised in his book ‘Three Men in a Boat’. They are doing
it in the full style of Jerome’s book, camping either in their rowing boat or
on the banks of the Thames as they go, hope that the fine weather holds for
them!
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