Today was certainly the right day to start moving again, with very pleasant weather for the easy run down river through Culham and Clifton Locks to tie on the meadow mooring we used on the way up, just above Day’s Lock.
This time, and on John Campbell’s advice, we walked over the fields to Dorchester on Thames, a very pretty village with lots of thatched houses and stuff. It made a good four mile walk, taking one route there and another, going more directly back to the river, to return.
Although it’s Sunday, the Co-op was open, which was handy, as the weather made the prospect of an ice lolly overwhelmingly attractive.
John reckoned that he preferred Dorchester to Eynsham, further up river; I have to say we didn’t agree. They are both very attractive and well worth the walk to get there, but Eynsham is built out of the honey coloured Cotswold stone, whereas Dorchester is mainly brick.
The only other thing I have to report today, apart from a second sighting of Ken and Mary Nelson on modern pair Ultima and Thule, is that I took a bit of time to insert a photo of Tom Rolt into the piece Sheila has written about him for the Saturday edition of the newsletter.
We’ll use an occasional afternoon opportunity to tweak both the newsletters and the Braidbar Quiz this week. Once the donkey work has been done, it’s very pleasant to do a bit of gentle polishing in this way.
The atmosphere is now a bit oppressive; I shouldn’t be surprised if we have a heavy shower at some point, and indeed one would be welcome before we try to sleep tonight. Tomorrow, on to Wallingford, another short run.
2 comments:
Hope you weren't too disappointed in Dorchester. Good thing that we all have our own preferences. At least I got you to do a four mile walk
We weren't disappointed, just didn't rate it above Eynsham in the way you did. As you say, a matter of preference.
As for "getting us to do a four mile walk" – words fail me.
All the best
Bruce
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