We had a bit of a lay in this morning due to the fact we had been up early for the past couple of days and cruising for six hours a day. We left Newbridge at 10.30am after breakfast and made our way to Bablock Hythe after going through Northmoor lock.
We passed all the mobile homes here and one of them was named Derwent. Who knows, when we are old and grey we may be living in one of these, if we make it lol. Mind you, with views like this these ones will cost you an arm & a leg.
It was quite quick work with Thomas giving us a hand through all the self service locks.
We then made our way up to Swinford lock where Thomas saw his first wild barn owl. We stopped Derwent6 in the middle of the river and watched it catch it's prey, fly to a tree, eat some of it before flying back to a barn with the rest. It must of had young in the barn. If you look closely you can see him hidden in the trees of this picture.
We then stopped and filled with water while Thomas feed the swan's and duckings.
We then travelled back to Duke's Cut, where we first joined the Thames, but this time we turned and went through King's Lock.
We passed the remains of Godstow Abbey and went through the lock onto pastures green to Oxford.
We were lucky enough to find a mooring close to the town centre, it was 3.00pm.
We got changed and took a walk into town, not that we needed anything but just to have a look around. Thomas had a project at school to take some photos of interesting buildings. There are plenty of these in Oxford. We got back to Derwent6 and had dinner, Del then did some bits in the engine room while Al read her book. Thomas played his new game he had brought in town.
We went out into the wilderness till we got to Cleeve lock where we filled with water. 
We then went on to Goring voted one of the best villages on the Thames. 
We then were back out into the wildness again and passed Beale park and were also overtaken by the rowers again, before we then went on to Pangbourne. 
We were lucky enough to get a mooring on the meadows but it was a good job we left early as it got busy very quickly. 
It was lovely and warm so after a drink we went for a walk round town. 
When we got back Del went for a swim with the Swan's. 
We just sat in the sunshine all afternoon and then got the BBQ out again in the evening. We got a call from Zak saying he was coming up and could he stay for the night...No Problem!!!
We got to the first lock at Culham and even the lock keepers had the brolly's out for shade. 
We then passed Long Whittenham and Burcot and soon got to Dorchester. 
The wildlife here was just fantastic and Thomas was having a bit of a treat. 
We then got to Shillingford and saw some lovely houses,
and then made our way to Wallingford where we got a mooring not too far from the pub. These moorings are signposted at five pounds a night but we haven't seen a warden. 
Thomas and Al then had a walk round the town and when they returned we had dinner out in the cratch. As the lights on the bridge came on with the candles on Derwent6 it was a very tranquil evening. Still no warden!!!!!
We got to the first lock in brilliant sunshine. It must be a omen that every time we have Thomas on board we have good weather...he can come again......
It was just brilliant cruising weather as we went through Kennington and Lower Radley which is mostly parkland and the red kites were flying above us. 
All the locks here are electric and Thomas pushed all the buttons for us when the lock keeper was at lunch and the locks were self service. 
We got to Abingdon at 2.00pm and managed to moor right opposite a very busy park. 
We sat in the cratch and watched the kids having fun all day in the sunshine and when we got too hot we dangled our feet on the cold waters of the Thames.
Thomas spent most of the day feeding the swans and seemed to make friends with a few of them, while Al walked into town to have a browse round. 
We even had these two love birds trying to simulate the heart on the back of Derwent6, very romantic!!!
In the warm evening we had a BBQ an then sat in the cratch with the candles.