Monday 7 May 2012

Return to Reading/ La Retour a Reading

 This is the River Avon, in flood, at Bradford on Avon. It was moving quite quickly! And this is slower than it was in Bath. It is why we have had to retrace our steps along the Kennet and Avon ( all those locks!!!) and return to Reading.A journey of 10 very wet and cold days!
 Voici la Riviere Avon en crue a Bradford sur Avon. Elle s'ecoules tres vite! Et ici c'etait moins vite qu'a Bath. C'est pourquoi nous etions obliges de retourner sur  nos pas sur le canal Kennet et Avon ( avec tous ses ecluses!!) et revenir a Reading. Un trajet qui a duree 10 jours tres humide !
However, it was not without its highlights. The nesting swans on the way down to Bath had managed to hatch six of their nine eggs.
And the sun DID shine, once, at sunset.
Pourtant, la retour as donne des belles choses. Les cygne ont six petits! Et le soleil a brille, une fois,au coucher du soleil. 


 So now we are back where we started. And , guess what? The River Thames is in flood. Canal craft are banned. We cannot get to Oxford...  Yet....                                                                                              

Eh bien, nous sommes revenues a notre point de depart.Et devinez vous qu'est ce que ce passe? La Riviere Thames est en crue. C'est interdits aux peniches. Nous ne pouvons pas continuer a Oxford. Pour l'instant.....
But we keep smiling!
Il faut sourire!!


1 comment:

  1. Very great pictures !!! In France ,it's raining tooday like... yesterday !!! and like last week !!! what a british weather !! Never mind ! I keep smiling too and it's better !!!
    Have a nice week !

    JC

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