Whoops, days go so quickly I didn’t realise it has been more than a week since I last wrote here.  Meanwhile we have been making our way along the Thames with several ‘runs ashore’ to sightsee and in some cases reminisce.  We stopped at Pangbourne for 2 nights, walking over the recently reopened bridge to Whitchurch, a very pretty village with lots of flint built houses and walls.  We also looked around Pangbourne, not sure if you would call it a village or a town, some very posh houses.  Also a lovely butcher, where amongst other things we bought a couple of individual beef wellingtons for dinner.  They were delicious!! On Sunday our friend Max who lives on the outskirts of Reading came and picked us up and took us back to her place where we had a lovely meal whilst our washing was in her machine.  Then she had to drop us back again.  Thank you Max we really enjoyed the meal and the company.  Along the way we stopped at Goring and Wallingford, before arriving at Abingdon on Wednesday.  This is where we were living when Richard was born, though have to admit there was very little that we remembered.  We often used to walk to the lock and feed the ducks, but the scenery all seemed quite new.  We are now on our way into Oxford, should arrive there later today, just stopped now for a coffee break.  Must drink it while its hot so bye for now.