28.09.15
Today we left Wallingford and a slightly different mooring just downstream of the bridge on an open field, where Pete rescued Polly the dog, who had eagerly hurtled down the steep bank into the water, then realised she couldn't get back and was whining sadly. Pete then struggled to find her owner - a young boy with his rugby ball. Later we found out that Polly was being looked after temporarily by a family and they thanked Pete for rescuing her, saying they believed she had ADHD as she had boundless energy and little fear. That we know. We sat on this bank until dusk, when our neighbours commented on us all getting 'the last rays' before taking our chairs back on board. The weather has definitely turned for the best.
Our next stop was Dorchester on The Thame, a new one for us. We walked the mile into this quiet, pretty village and looked around it's 7th century abbey. Away from the river it was positively hot in the sun and again we positioned our chairs on the bank looking back downstream towards Days Lock and Wittenham Clumps on top of the hill. Another perfect mooring that we will remember for next time.
Leaving our last neighbour in the morning around 11am.
Today we left Wallingford and a slightly different mooring just downstream of the bridge on an open field, where Pete rescued Polly the dog, who had eagerly hurtled down the steep bank into the water, then realised she couldn't get back and was whining sadly. Pete then struggled to find her owner - a young boy with his rugby ball. Later we found out that Polly was being looked after temporarily by a family and they thanked Pete for rescuing her, saying they believed she had ADHD as she had boundless energy and little fear. That we know. We sat on this bank until dusk, when our neighbours commented on us all getting 'the last rays' before taking our chairs back on board. The weather has definitely turned for the best.
Our next stop was Dorchester on The Thame, a new one for us. We walked the mile into this quiet, pretty village and looked around it's 7th century abbey. Away from the river it was positively hot in the sun and again we positioned our chairs on the bank looking back downstream towards Days Lock and Wittenham Clumps on top of the hill. Another perfect mooring that we will remember for next time.
Night sky in Dorchester
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