There's also heroin dealing, going on down by the Kennet mouth. It never was a "nice" place to stop overnight. Now it is worse. Hardly surprising there were no other boats there. I am generally pretty much "live and let live", and will chat to anyone. but this place and it's "I don't give a fork about anybody else except for myself" attitude really got to me. Sonning reach was depressing, too. The no mooring signs are still there, and the whole place was deserted. Like the spirit had been ripped out.
Anyway.... 4 hours upstream.... and it's utterly quiet and beautiful. We have the place totally to ourselves, which is a complete and unexpected luxury. So sod 'em.
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I take it feel a lot better getting that off your chest? A happy birthday to Sumo from Fletcher who is now nine and half and Floyd who is eight an a half..
ReplyDeleteWhere do the years go?
Lesley
PS Is it worth telling someone about the behaviour of these 'neighbours from hell'?
Hi Lesley.
ReplyDeleteSumo rolled in a dead frog and jumped in the river today. He's having a great time. I hope Fletcher is feeling better?
A local boater friend told us about the dealing, so I presume the matter is in hand.
I don't want to be "the grumpy old git", so I've edited the post slightly. But yeah, it did feel good to get it off the chest. Cheers... :)
I see you use 'our' mooring at Beale Park!!
ReplyDeleteHI Sue, only just spotted this comment... sorry. We love 'your' spot. it rivals Cliveden for it's
ReplyDeletebeauty. and when there are no other boats around, it's sublime.