Day 13 - Another idyllic day - this time downstream

Today was one of those magical days when nothing went wrong and everything went right.  The weather was warm enough for shorts and short-sleeved shirts.

We took the boat downstream today past Windsor to around Runnymede.  We went through 3 locks each way.  (Boveney Lock, Romney Lock and Old Windsor Lock.)  Only one of the lockkeepers was there and we did very well.  Mark drove the boat and I operated the sluices and the gates.  We managed not to have any mishaps.

We have met many nice people on the river.  At one of the locks we met an older couple who have lived on their boat for 12 years.  And, then a bit later in the day, in another lock, we met a young couple from the Reading area who have also started to live on their boat.  They had only been at it for 9 days and have a lot of renovating to do.

We docked in Windsor, shopped at the Waitrose Supermarket and then had tea and biscuits while docked there watching the multitude of swans.  (All swans belong to the Queen, by the way.)  We have seen many youngsters out in their sculls along the river in the afternoons.