Sonning

Leaving Shillingford around 08:00 we son came to Benson Lock which unfortunately has no out of hours power.   Sam and Gemma took turns winding the handles to power the hydraulics that work the gates and paddles.   A good workout after the full english breakfast that started the day!  Not many locks today.  Cleeve and Goring Locks soon passed and we decided to stop early for lunch as again, the weather was sunny and hot.   The youngsters took the opportunity for a swim. The last leg to Reading took 2:25 hrs and having said goodbye to our last crew we made the short hop to Sonning to be in a good position for the last few days journey home.   We are aiming for the midday tide on Wednesday.