Pagans of the Thames, for the second time of asking, We've missed theLessor Sabbat of Litha and the Solstice weekend due to last weekend's oil spillage at Windsor. We hope you been able to make good use of the time for plenty of catch ups, in lieu of the schedule swim.

*CAMPING SATURDAY 6 JULY 2013* This weekend we have a Saturday #48 and a Sunday #49 swim, with a camping option on the night of Saturday 6 July at Runnymede in a Thames side garden, courtesy of http://campinmygarden.com/ at £20 per person. Not used this before but as we push ever deeper in to the unfamiliar territory of Thames suburbia it might be a useful option for more camps, as sites are either scarce or very regimented and commercial - not like us at all!

*Please let me know if you would like to camp ASAP, so I can firm up the booking.*

**Swim #48 *SATURDAY 6 JULY 2013 2:00pm Windsor Romney Lock to Old Windsor Lock* Before the swim there is a test of your navigation skills to find the meeting place. We'll will meet on the single track Ham Lane, just as it crosses the river a short way upstream of the finish at Old Windsor Lock:

http://goo.gl/maps/g77B1

You can park on the verge at the edge of the road. (At least that's how it looks from Street View.)

*We'll meet at 14:00pm on Saturday 6 July 2013.

*Get changed, walk up to Romney Lock crossing the Albert and Victoria bridges with a brief excursion into Datchet along the way. (We can, optionally, shuttle cars up to: Windsor Home Park car park (Free at weekends but only available if no events on. (Checking with RBWM): http://goo.gl/maps/LYo0V ) or Romney Lock Car Park http://goo.gl/maps/ofQVi (£5.00 All day)

We'll jump in at Romney Lock http://goo.gl/maps/gHMc4 and swim down to Old Windsor Lock http://goo.gl/maps/ZLFyW - this is swim 66 in Michael Worthington's /*'I ? the Thames*' /and is about 4.8kor almost half a Dart.

Haveelevenses half way down, at spot to be found on our walk up - around about Datchet.

FromOld Windsor Lock it is brief walk back to the carsand then for campers, on to the Thames side garden-details to be sent out to individual campers.

*Swim #49 SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 10:00am Old Windsor Lock to Runnymede Bell Weir Lock* We'll meet again, same as Saturday (Swim #48), on the single track Ham Lane, just as it crosses the river a short way upstream of the finish at Old Windsor Lock:* * http://goo.gl/maps/g77B1

You can park on the verge at the edge of the road. (At least that's how it looks from Street View.)

*We'll meet at 10:00am on Sunday 7 July 2013.*

Get changed, walk the sort distance down stream to Old Windsor Lock http://goo.gl/maps/ZLFyW, jump in and swim down to Bell Weir Lock http://goo.gl/maps/969Cm , from where we'll have a magnificent view of the M25 in all it's 14 lanes of glory. This is swim 67 in Michael Worthington's /*'I ? the Thames*' /and is about 4.7kjust short of half a Dart. We can optionally shuttle some cars down to the Runnymede Pleasure Ground car park here, near the finish or walk back:

http://goo.gl/maps/jKmD0 (£4.50 / 3 hours or £6.00 all day.)

And the then off for lunch at the Jolly Gardners:

http://www.jollygardeners.com/

Sef and Jeremy

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