Stuck for a decent alternative, we spent the night in a campsite near Chertsey. Unsurprisingly, parts of the river around here are rather ugly. Staines, home of Ali G, lived down to its reputation – our first minor abuse since we set out: ‘Row a bit harder you f!&*ing b!&*^%ds’ shouted the hobo on the bank. in fairness I had to sympathise slightly – Cro and Splitty were’nt really giving it their best at the time.

Onward to Richmond where we complete our voyage at 3:00 this afternoon.