{"id":132,"date":"2012-06-16T10:12:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T10:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/?p=132"},"modified":"2019-08-17T15:26:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T15:26:13","slug":"end-of-our-trip-of-a-lifetime-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"End of our trip of a lifetime &#038; holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday\u00a09th June\u00a0&#8211; still windy but some sunshine at last so we headed off to Wallingford and managed to moor downstream of the bridge. It was quite shallow along the bank which meant we were the only boat on the mooring; the narrowboats couldn&#8217;t moor without going aground.\u00a0 One tried, and got stuck in the mud for\u00a0a good half hour before getting towed off by another narrowboat &#8211; which promptly got stuck after going through the bridge and trying to moor on the right hand side.\u00a0\u00a0 It was there for a long time half blocking the bridge arch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_P516003712.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136\" title=\"Wallingford Bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_P516003712-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Wallingford Bridge\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_P516003712-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_P516003712-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_P516003712-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_P516003712.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wallingford Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After lunch we explored Wallingford and discovered some <a title=\"Geocaching\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">geocaches<\/a>. This involved a fair bit of walking around parts of the town and surrounding countryside\u00a0that we would not have known existed\u00a0and at times had some fantastic views of several red kites soaring above the tree tops. I could watch these birds for hours.<\/p>\n<p>We finished our afternoon&#8217;s walk in hot sunshine with a refreshing drink at &#8216;The Boat House&#8217; &#8211; fantastic end to a fantastic holiday experience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_139\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_20120609_184459.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139\" class=\"size-large wp-image-139\" title=\"A welcome end of holiday drink at the pub\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_20120609_184459-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"A welcome end of holiday drink at the pub\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_20120609_184459-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_20120609_184459-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_20120609_184459-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_20120609_184459.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A welcome end of holiday drink at the pub<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sunday back through Benson Lock and on to a pontoon at <a title=\"Benson Waterfront\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bensonwaterfront.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benson Waterfront<\/a>. Here we were able to offload our belongings and prepare the boat for road transport back to Cambridgeshire.\u00a0 I have to say that we got great service from the Guys at Benson.\u00a0 They are incredibly helpful and its a great location to start any trip on the Thames.<\/p>\n<p>Bye bye Grumpy see you back at Buckden soon&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Grumpy Bear Too was safely delivered back to Buckden Marina on Tuesday by <a title=\"Riverside Marine and Leisure\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boatsaleuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Riverside Marine and Leisure<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Great service from David once again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_0011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"size-large wp-image-138\" title=\"Grumpy Bear Too waiting to go home to Buckden\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_0011-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Grumpy Bear Too waiting to go home to Buckden\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_0011-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_0011-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_0011-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_0011.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grumpy Bear Too waiting to go home to Buckden<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday\u00a09th June\u00a0&#8211; still windy but some sunshine at last so we headed off to Wallingford and managed to moor downstream of the bridge. 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