Been out to a Round Table event this evening (riding a 4 man bicycle, would you believe !) so away from e-mail...

Could park at Pangbourne rec, off Thames Avenue (for Pangbourne meadows) start swim there, go with current, get out and walk back.

Could faff about getting cars to both ends (in the assumption we will make it as far as Mapledurham lock - which given the dwindling daylight these evening, I doubt, also as mentioned by Victoria it is probably on the optimistic side of things to expect we'll manage the whole stretch for reasons of distance and coldness.

We park at Mapledurham lock end (but on Purley housing estate side), then walk along as far as Thames beach and swim back to the lock.

I'm easy with any of these options, but I do share Victoria's doubts over whether option 2 is practical. 1 and 3 are equally good for me. Helen what would you prefer - walk and then swim or swim and then walk ?

Looking forward to this for tomorrow either way, and another go at the Sonning to Shiplake stretch next week would be great too.

Helen, I share your hopes that we may get a bit of an 'Indian Summer' (fingers crossed !)

----- Original Message -----

From: Helen Roche

Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:30 PM

Subject: Re: [OSS RATS] [OSS Oxon] Mapledurham/Pangbourne swim,this Thursday evening

I'm starting to wonder if the OSSrats email list was such a good idea, as we're now potentially discussing swims in three places - Oxon and RATS email groups, plus the OSS facebook pages! I thought that all the Berkshire activity might get wearisome for people in north Oxon, though... perhaps it will get more straightforward once all the interested parties join OSSRATS.

Cheers, and see you tomorrow I hope, Jeremy and Lindsay.

On 8 Sep 2010, at 21:20, Jeremy Wellingham wrote:

I should be able to make this on the way home from work tomorrow, Thu08Sep.

May have missed it along the way but whereabouts in Pangbourne are we meeting?

Jeremy

On 08/09/2010 11:41, Helen Roche wrote:
5.45pm tomorrow at Pangbourne, is the idea. :)
cheers
Helen

On 8 Sep 2010, at 08:04, Tracy Knowles wrote:

love to, any dates?
Thanks
Tracy
On 8 Sep 2010, at 00:07, Helen Roche wrote:

anyone up for it? As short or as long as you like.

cheers
Helen

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