Fiery Picnic at Henley on Thames

Another beautiful sunny day and so a picnic on the river was the perfect day trip.  We decided to explore Henley on Thames as it was rumoured to be very beautiful and famous for it’s annual regatta.

Henley is a very quaint old village whose life revolves around the river, picnics, barbeques and boating. 

It seemed that everyone had the same idea as us and so we picked a spot in the shade and geared ourselves up for a peaceful afternoon of doing nothing.

  

Not long into our picnic, we heard a boom and although Colin commented that it sounded like a gas explosion, we didn’t see any major panic anywhere and continued with our lazy day.  Not long after though, I was watching the opposite shore and wondering if someone was having a bbq just behind their boat as there was a plume of smoke becoming visible.  Very quickly though, we were watching aghast as the boat caught fire and quickly burnt to a shell!

Watch the video!  Quite hectic!

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Well, after all that excitement, we continued with our lazy picnic – and so did this chap :)

Not far up stream, there is a lock and since it is a really busy stretch of river, the boaters all jam in to wait for the gates to open.

All in all, an exciting day at the river.  Henley is definitely a place we will be coming back to!