Soon approaching Bray Lock from under the M4 bridge ...
where the lockie is a keen gardener - the Cosmos positively glows!
Under Maidenhead's railway bridge built by Brunel where for the first time I notice this plaque ... The Sounding Arch ... what is that about?
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Boulters Lock next is on self service and the gates had been left open ...
so George brings Still Rockin' straight in and I take the bow rope from the roof and hold her steady as we rise. Another boat is waiting at the top and the skipper from that boat is operating the lock for us.
Waving to the Gongoozlers at the pretty lock bridge as we leave
'Our' Cliveden mooring was available, but not for us today.
Looking back into the blinding autumn sunshine
Passing Cliveden's Victorian boathouse I can see that it's not quite ready for use
Nancy Aster's canoe which we last saw under wraps is now installed safely inside and workers were busy but I don't think it will be ready for public trips this year now.
Cookham Lock next where we hope to find a mooring for the night ...
and found a bit of a problem on the control unit. I've not operated this lock on self service before and couldn't see the panel! I walked all around it before I noticed the little box top right corner and hey presto ... there it was!
Coming out of the lock cut the moorings look rather full ...
but we do find a Still Rockin' size space on Bellrope Meadow
when soon after we'd moored up the beautiful steam boat Alaska arrived
it's a long walk to the lock where we found we couldn't access the road bridge ...
