We decide to hitch another ride down the river. Good to get a rest and another perspective. And to escape the rain! Even the air seems to smell different once one is on the water. Just before reaching Henley-on-Thames, where we will have lunch, our 'captain' shows us the outhouse of an estate that this year had been bought by a Russian millionaire for 140million pounds. Supposedly five years earlier it had sold for 42million. Even the estate agent thought it was a mistake when he first saw the price. And the captain tells us stories about it being haunted. The house is said to have a resident ghost, Mary Landy, who poisoned her father in 1752. We also hear about the Lady in White at Hampton Court. And that there are underground paths underneath the area stretching for 1.5 miles. Our captain lived near Hampton Court for a while, but never found the catacombs. 'Do you believe in ghosts?', we are asked. It was a very enjoying ride.
Whilst having lunch in Henley, we are watching the rain drizzle outside the window. Good choices we made. In the evening we end up at a scouts place in Marlow where we pitch up our tarp and have a fire for the last time.
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| Arriving in Henley-on-Thames |
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| The captain |
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| Bisham Abbey - another Knight's Templar place |
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| Tarp and fire |
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| Roaaar |
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| South Park Mafe |
