The navigation remains close to the railway and the A4 road for a few miles.
Onwards pass Tyle mill and then it's the gravel pits that has now been turned into lakes which are nature reserves and home to water activities.
More locks and swing bridges to operate, and then it started to rain and didn't it rain we were both soaked before we had a chance to put on our wet weather clothes, under the m4 we travel as we make our way into Reading, the currents are strong and the boat is whizzing along, make some turns a bit scary.
Then we need to push the traffic light button so that we can enter the fast flowing part of the canal,as it goes through the middle of reading with its plenty of pubs and restaraunts, then a couple of more locks and that's the Kennett and Avon Canal finished.
Back on the Thames and we stop by the handy Tescos for more provisions, and then distaster as the camer dropped out of my pocket bounced in the deck and the plummeted into the water never to be seen again, so no pictures today, though I still couldn't use them as I have no data left on my SIM card.
We carry on up the Thames and pass through two locks which have lockeepers on them so are a bit easy before we stop and moor at Pangbourne meadow, a bit late tonight but it's dinner and settle down in front of the fire for the night, and yes indid say fire as the last tonight it's gone really cold.
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