Whoops didn’t realise how long it had been since my last entry.  We have gradually been making our way westwards.  Jane and Kelly, friends from Plymouth, met up with us at Aldermaston.  They have a camper van and we found a site for them right by the canal, so we were able to spend a couple of days together.  On the second day they were on board whilst we worked through a couple of locks.  Also a lift bridge but that was already up and we were waved through.  Yesterday 5 locks and 2 swing bridges brought us to Newbury.  We are moored just above Greenham Lock.  Greenham Common is not too far away from here.  We had a walk around yesterday and the canal goes right through the middle of the town and its is very interesting with lots of old buildings.  Off to Tesco now!  Then tomorrow moving on westward to Kintbury where we are meeting a new friend Max who we met on the Basingstoke Canal.