Thames Paddle 2022
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Beat!-arrived Wallingford after the longest day, Benson lock had no power
Clifton Hampden bridge
below Wallingford, nr Cholsey
nr Moultsford
Shiplake near Henley
the middle Thames, wide green empty deep
above Goring
nr Moulsford
an empty river
Cleeve lock
riverside cows Mid Thames
happy cows by the riverside
Gatehampton railway bridge designed by Brunel
Approaching Mapeldurham
shady spot near mapeldurham house
below reading nr Sonning
lunch and a swim - approaching Shiplake
arriving Henley
Camped below Henley
Henley Camp
cygnets
below Shiplake
view from camp Henley
Henley campfire
nice pop up campsite on the grounds of Henley business school - but only 4 loos (and they expect 200 campers when its full...)
nice campsite staff offered to come and light my campfire (x4) apparently they could not compute that I was able to light it myself...
the big launches between Henley and Marlow - apparently the vicar was taking tea on this one :)
Hambleden Lock
Marlow lock
Rowers near Dorney
Approaching Windsor castle
Windsor castle
Windsor castle- do not land, do not approach land. Security guys soon came driving up alongside
do not land do not approach land
Camped at Laleham
Laleham evening Swim
Laleham at sunset
Camping park at Laleham- like a post WW 2 camping club
post WW 2 camping park
one of many houseboats on the river near Walton on Thames
