Dear Thamesers,
It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that the seasons have changed
dramatically – seemingly there was a summer after all. I kicked a conker on
my way to the station this morning, and the water temperature has dropped a
few degrees. As the nights draw in, we continue our way to merry Maidenhead
for the next seasonal shift. With autumnal hoolies and home counties
woollies we must zip up our parkas and brace ourselves against the gales of
tricky logistics that autumn brings if we are to harvest our riparian
fruits.
Meet this Sunday 30th at the public carpark in Hurley next to the church at
10am
http://goo.gl/maps/0Zsml
and change (discreetly).
We’ll shuttle to the Flower Pot Inn at Aston (marked A):
http://goo.gl/maps/9q7ce
Walk a little way up to the lock, and swim down to Frogmill Spinney and
this beach at Riverside Picnic Grounds in Hurley, a distance of 4.2km.
http://goo.gl/maps/hsy4m
And walk back to the carpark to change. Afterwards, we'll shuttle back to
the Flower Pot at Aston for lunch. They don't take bookings but insist that
since the weather's going to be fine we can sit outside.
However, it might not have escaped your notice that the weather hasn't been
great so tune in on Friday evening for confirmation that we're going ahead.
At present the EA is showing the yellow, caution stream increasing, boards
and should it get up to the red board we'll taking a raincheck.
Yours,
Jeremy and Sef and the half-naked hatchetfish of Hurley
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Greetings Thameslings,
Our progress along the Thames inexorably continues this week. Through our
persistence and aggressive strokes we will soon have conquered Henley, home
of boatists. On and on we go, devouring the kilometres, sweeping all before
us in our assault on the capital. We will swim on Saturday and Sunday,
remorselessly beating forth. We'll set up our camp overnight at Cookham (to
conduct a recce of our future downstream conquests while we're there).
*Saturday* *8th September*
Meet at Marsh Lock carpark at *2pm* (eat before you come - nothing was ever
won on an empty stomach). We'll shuttle down to Shiplake Lock and walk to
Shiplake College to begin.
Parking at Marsh Lock, Henley:
http://goo.gl/maps/s9pKn
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We'll swim down to Marsh Lock - a distance of approx 5.25km.
*Sunday 9th September
*Meet at Hambledon carpark at *10am* and we'll shuttle to Marsh Lock to
begin.
Parking at Hambleden Lock:
http://goo.gl/maps/bWatu
This swim is also about 5.25km. Pub lunch after.
We'll be camping at Cookham Lock. If you haven't already, let us know as a
matter of urgency if you intend to camp. There is limited space.
Please watch out for timing alterations for Saturday's start-time - there
are rumours of a regatta that I am trying to pin-down.... If anything it
will be a matter of half an hour rather than a big change.
Jeremy and Sef and the invasive species of the middle Thames.
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Dear Olympians,
Herewith the details for this weekend's marathon efforts with apologies for
the delay:
*Saturday* *11th
*Meet *10.00am* at River View, Purley,
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.466053,-1.014091&num=1&t=h&z=17
We will then leave as few cars as possible at River View - which is the end
of the swim - with all dry gear and shuttle up to the beginning of the swim
at Pangbourne River Meadow Carpark, as per swim 31.
http://goo.gl/maps/MCyn
If you are not intending to stay for lunch afterwards, then you may want to
make sure you leave your motor at River View.
>From Pangbourne we'll swim down to Mapledurham for a munch stop, and then
on down to River View. We'll get changed and shuttle back up to Pangbourne
for lunch.
This swim is 6.5km.
*Camping
*For those who are camping, I've booked us into the Mapledurham Estate. We
need to arrive between 2 and 5 so we'll go there after lunch. Camping is a
bit complicated as if we take vehicles into the estate we will not be able
to drive out on Sunday except between 2 and 5. I will take Bertie in, Chris
will take his car in. It would be good if one or two peeps could leave
their cars outside - I think we can park near the church - so that we
campers can be shuttled to the Sunday swim. We'll then return Sunday
afternoon for the rest of the cars.
*Sunday 12th
*Meet *10.00am *at this carpark at Thames Valley Park, Reading.
http://goo.gl/maps/sLPuK
We will leave as many cars as possible here at the end spot and shuttle up
to the start at River View in as few cars - leaving dry gear at TVP. We'll
then swim down from River View and stop for a break at Caversham Lock.
This swim is 6km.
Both swims are long but will take us through Reading nicely to avoid the
Reading Festival for our next swim. If the swim distances seem challenging,
it is our intention that we take it easy and break as often as needed,
access permitting.
See you then,
Yours, Sef, Jeremy and the Pangbourne Perch of the River Thames
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