Thames Path walk day 5 travel day 21

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September 6th 2019

Published: September 9th 2019

6 September 2019, Friday Day 5 on Thames Path, Tadpole Bridge to Newbridge, day 20 of travel. We will start by describing one portion of our dinner from last night. Dinner at Tadpole Bridge - Oh my, we cannot forget our dinner at Tadpole Bridge last night! It was a gastronomic dream. I will only describe my soup as it will suffice to give you an idea of the culinary delights we had. First of all... Read Full Entry

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Two boats pass through down river

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The man from the third boat helping with locks who explains the one person operation of the locks.

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Shifford Lock

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Through two rows of newly planted trees

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Matching but old trees

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Sign at Rose Revived

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The New Bridge

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Starting up the river from Bablock Hythe

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The rains are coming

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Steve, the lockkeeper, grows roses at Northmoor Lock.

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To the left of the walkway are the long wooden paddles used to control water level. Strength and skill are required for this last remaining totally manual lock.