Wittenham Clumps - Finally we hit the Thames! It nearly hits us straight back...just getting onto it and a massive working barge comes through forcing us to pull back. Coming through a narrow and fast running stretch we have to pull into trees to avoid sculling boats coming upstream.
The river seems a much bigger prospect and wiers roar in our ears. Things calm down and its great to be on a wide stretch of water... Motorcross race by the bank sounds like bees from a distance. Money oozes from the riverside mansions.