15th Sept Sunday
Moored in Wallingford yesterday. I think I was a little unkind about this town on our last trip, as like so many other places lots of shops are closed or now charity shops or nail bars (?!) which makes it feel a little sad, but it is attractive with a centre market square with beautifully planted hanging baskets. Our mooring is on a high bank near the pretty bridge which is nice and sheltered given that today the strong winds have arrived. Because of this and rain, we have decided to stay put for another night and cosy in with the fire lit along with lots of other boaters this side of the river and the other.
Waitrose for supplies, coffee in a busy Costa Coffee this morning (lots of families, children in sports kits) and Wallingford has the added bonus of a launderette, just 3 minutes from our mooring. Sheets and towels now washed, always a problem when cruising - we don't have a washing machine like some boats do, just a little camper thingy that bounces happily across the work-top, so has to be kept an eye on. ' What's wrong with hand washing ?' I hear my mum cry.
We have some helpful neighbours who have tipped us off to moorings on the Grand Union/ Regents canals in London - warning us off mooring in Victoria Park as there are violent robber gangs there, which is a pity because it would be an interesting place to stop. Can't think why the police can't lie in wait in a boat and catch them red handed - they surely don't have more important things to do?!
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