Well it is now nearly a week later and we have passed through Windsor, Marlow Henley and Reading all on the Thames and are now on the Kennet and Avon.  Actually Reading is the start of the K&A where you have to use a traffic light system to go through the Oracle, a large shopping complex in the middle of Reading which is quite narrow.  So our easy life on the Thames with electric locks and lock keepers is now over and it is back to working the locks ourselves.  The Thames was interesting some bits quite remote and wide, we wore our lifejackets all the time.  Hopefully now on the canal the water should be ‘quieter’ although this is river in part.  We have done 4 locks here so far and all were fairly heavy so I suspect that Paul will have to help me a few times.  At the moment we are moored at Burghfield and Lorraine, Paul, Addison and Brogan have been to see us which was wonderful.  We all went off to the nearby pub for lunch before coming back on board for a cuppa.  It seems very quiet now they have gone.