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
There weather forecast was right, it was really cold for most of the way. We set off at 6:50 and locked out from the docks down on to the Severn at just after 9 o’clock. This journey starts off going up the “parting” which is a narrow bywater off of the main river. It’s narrower
We moved up from Splatt bridge to just north of Parkend bridge. From here up to Gloucester we can get under the next three bridges. So this means that we can start off early in the morning before the bridge keepers come on duty. The weather forecast for tomorrow is dry but not warm for
We have spent the last 6 weeks or so just tootling up and down the G&S. Mostly staying at Saul, but also Splatt Bridge, Patch Bridge and Sharpness. Our friend Rob has his widebeam in Saul marina and we have spent a couple of evenings there. Friends Paul and Julia have their boat at Sharpness