For the last week and a bit we have been on a different cruise. We have been up the river Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel. We cane back last night to find that we have zero battery power! Something must have gone wrong in our absence. I ran the engine for a while so that
We have been at Patch bridge for a week, entertaining various guests. Teresa and Brian popped in one afternoon and we took Sue & Rob (Trog) for a trip down to Purton and back. On Thursday we had a delayed Christmas lunch with San and John in the Tudor Arms. Then yesterday we decided to
We dropped the three ladies off at Purton and continued on to Patch bridge. We had originally thought of going back to Frampton, but there was a mooring space on the offside just before Patch bridge. This was better as we need to leave the boat for two days, and it’s more secure here; and
Just a short chug down to Purton today. We came back from home this morning and moved down here in time for lunch. We are moored on the gassy patch on the offside where we have previously had picnics. Tomorrow Sue Trowell, Di & Sam are coming for a short visit, so this afternoon we
Some excitement today, earlier a boat hit Sandfield bridge quite hard. It had reopened, but maybe some damage had been done because it’s been temperamental all day. Mo and Jim arrived for lunch and left about three, we then wanted to get back to Frampton. At first the bridge wouldn’t go, but the CRT guys
Liz, Frankie and Ivy arrived in the morning. They stayed awhile then Liz and Ivy went by car to Saul and we took Frankie by boat. When we arrived there was very little mooring space available. We went up to wind in the Willow Trust boat’s area, but it proved very difficult in the high
After breakfast a walk to the Black Shed at Slimbridge for tea/coffee, back for lunch then T&B took us home to get our car. We stayed home overnight to charge the Smart and came back today. The warm, sunny weather we’ve had for the last few days has gone! It’s grey and windy today. We
A later start than the previous two days as were didnt have far to go. A slow leisurely chug to Saul where we topped up the water tank. While we were filling a widebeam crashed into the Sandfield bridge! It went smack into the bridge without stopping, someone said they had engine trouble and couldn’t
Onwards to Gloucester in lovely warm sunny weather. The trip down isnt very interesting as the river has high flood banks, but our guests enjoyed it as they hadn’t been on the Severn before. Up through Gloucester lock, then onto the finger moorings in the docks to go for a mooch round the shops in
We have made various visits to the bpat over the winter months, but havent actually been anywhere until now. We had arranged to meet Teresa and Brian in Frampton where they left their car and got ito ours. Then the foru of us drove up to Droitwich, unloaded all the gear and set off. The