A Summer Sunday the Southern Way

After a very pleasant visit to Goring it was time to move on ten miles up stream to Reading.

These summer houses come in all shapes and sizes!!!

Sunday is always guaranteed to see fishermen....

and yes its a match.....

and they are getting inventive....

have rods, will travel....

Plenty of passing room under Gatehampton Railway Bridge.

What a pretty cottage.

This is the Mikron Theatre Boat. On board is a company of actors who do performances anywhere for everyone by canal,river and road.  They have a website giving details of where and when they are due to perform.

Between Whitchurch Lock and Mapledurham Lock a r canoe race was in full swing....

At one point we were almost surrounded!!

This group closed in fast....

and left us standing!!!!

Approaching Reading Bridge.

The pleasure boats taking a break.

We did a full circle round Fry Island looking for moorings....

this was the best available. So off into Reading to see what is on offer.

This magnificent statue is in honour of those fallen in the Battle of Waterloo.

Shops shops shops!!!

A lovely church....

and what can be more english than a brass band concert in the park....very enjoyable(Trev was unimpressed when they began with a number)

Today we have done the Aldi/Range shopping all of 8 minutes walk away and the boat behind has moved on so we have our own mooring space....what a novelty!!!!