May 29,2018

​On May 29 my brother-in-law, Tony, drove me from Kenton in North London to Lechlade in Gloucestershire.  Much of the journey was on the M4 motorway which was an interesting experience.  It was the first time I had experienced being in a three lane traffic jam travelling at 110kph.  When we arrived at Lechlade we camped at the Trout Inn and enjoyed a meal and a pint of beer in the pub.  The next morning we got up early so that Tony could get back to his shop and I could make an early start on the river.  Unfortunately it was raining so loading the canoe and trying to keep everything dry was quite a challenge.  I used the fence to the left of the boat ramp to attach my tarp so that I could cover all of my equipment while I took down the tent and moved the canoe down to the water’s edge.