The Thames is getting narrow

Up early today (Sunday) to make sure we got through the 1st of 4 locks before the other weekend boaties. Turned out we had the river mostly to ourselves for the 5 hour trip to Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon is England's oldest, continuously inhabited settlement. A very compact town in that everything orbits the original market square. Some pubs (and there are many) even share an adjoyning wall or courtyard.

Sadly, for Jenny and I, this is where we leave Wine Away the Hours. It's been a terrific start to our UK holiday, but Stuart and Jayne have to hit the canals from here to get the boat to Stone, Staffordshire, moored and settled in time for their August wedding.

Tomorrow, I pick up our hire car and we head to Wigan, Lancashire my father's birth place.Læs mere