Date - 30 April 07 Day - Monday Start - 1000 Bale Park End - 1800 above Hurly Lock
We left Beale Park at 10 am. we were the last boat away again. The Barometer had fallen a bit over night which could account for the freshening wind from the east. There was a bit more traffic about today but still very little. I was informed by a lock keeper that there was no need for me to switch off my engine in a lock if I was not shearing with another boat which means that the engine has run most of the day. We had half an hour delay at Mapledurham lock as the Lock Keeper's house was having a "pump out" to do this they have to moor the barge with the tank and pump on it in the lock. I hope he paid more than £6 as his tank is much larger than mine. We just cleared Henley when I spotted "nb.Pilgrim" moored on the off side so we pulled over for a chat, sure enough as soon as we had stepped ashore there was a man waiting for the £6 mooring fee for the night. He sits in his car waiting for the boats to pull in. It is now £6 a night all the way through Henley almost as far as Hurly when it becomes "No Mooring" We have moored on the caravan site just before Hurly Lock and there is a big sign saying "Mooring Fee Charged" but it doesn't say how much, we will wait until someone turn up.As we sit here having just eaten our BBQ the surface of the river is swarming in flies in the evening sunshine. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
