Yet another hot day ...

8:30 Friday morning (3rd August) it was time to pull the pins at Kennington

A near cloudless sky

Checking that nothing is coming before we release our ropes

and a minute later dutch barge Kristal appears so we wait a few minutes

and just as we pull out into the stream the narrow boater on the corner starts to untie his ropes, so he has to wait a few minutes too

It's such a huge house, very pretty too

We caught up with Kristal at Sandford Lock which was still on self-service

This cruiser was a few minutes too late or I would have left the lock gates open for it

Leaving the lock

Cloudless skies

Hot, hot, hot!

Looks like the harvest is in and one field ploughed

I wouldn't moor anywhere near that leaning tree

Some people have to work for a living but better on the river than the land (imo)

Abingdon Visitor Moorings once again ... fine for the weekend.

Miss T Morning is moored here and Terry came to introduce herself and to tell us how helpful the blog of our build and launch was to them during their build.  She had a look around Still Rockin' and later we did the same on their lovely boat.  It was nice to meet Terry and Dave we wish them happy cruising.

At about 5 o'clock when it was just a little cooler (29° as opposed to 31) we went for a walk and ended up at The Nags Head, it was just too hot to be cooking at home!

A riverside table with views

There was a beer and music festival but wouldn't those beers be warm, they certainly weren't going through any sort of refrigeration ... the cost of a pint?  £2 and 12 to chose from!

It was getting busier as we left

A lovely sunset here

just after 9pm, but still very hot and humid

Wargrave being taken to where it needs to be in the morning

heading towards the lock.

When will this weather break?