Day 12 - A lovely day on the river Thames

It was definitely chilly on the boat last night. Brrr!  It is so much like camping.  At the marina there are showers and toilets and we definitely prefer that to those on board which we will avoid using unless necessary.

Mark made a lovely meal of eggs this morning on board.  It was quite foggy in the morning, but the sun was out by 10 a.m. and it got quite warm - probably in the mid-sixties.

After showers at the marina, we took off upstream for about six miles.  The first lock we came to was unattended, so we had to ask help from a couple who were strolling and we managed to get through.  We passed under the largest brick riverspan in Europe, too.  We had a few times when the electric starter wouldn't work and Mark and to hand pull the engine.  We had it looked at, but nothing was found amiss.  Let's hope it doesn't cause up problems later.

After having the boat checked, we went downstream to Windsor, less than an hour away.  We docked and got a bottle of milk as well as some fish & chips.  Then, we sailed back, getting in just before dark.  We are not allowed on the river after dark.  And, it really does get quite dark.