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This
was our last weekend on Happy Chance as she's coming out of the water
over the winter. So with the sun on our backs we headed down the river
to
Marlow. It was the first time we'd been to Marlow and the first time
we'd operated the locks on our own. (The locks are manned most of the
time but between 1-2pm during the day and after 4pm in the winter it's
'self-service'. And as there were so few people on the river we thought
this would be the perfect opportunity to figure out how it's done.)
Luckily the instructions are very straightforward and (apparently)
there's no way you can flood the river or cause a major catastrophe,
which I was very relieved to hear as I was operating the lock. Another
first was dinner at
Villa D'Este in Marlow - a great Italian restaurant.
It's not cheap but it serves delicious food, has a buzzy atmosphere and
is packed with lovely people (walk up the High Street, turn right at
the top and it's just beyond the zebra crossing on the right). And if
you want to grab a coffee and are tired of Starbucks, Cafe Nero, etc -
try the Caffe Fego (on the right as you walk up the High Street). The
'final first' was dancing in the cockpit after dinner. We don't have a
TV on board so we have to create out own entertainment. What a laugh!
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