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
We left at 6:30 this morning and arrived back at 11:00. Karen and Simon have just arrived back after their London trip. We went over to Bath Tub for a cup of tea and then set off for home.
Another 7:30 start and, having turned all the locks again, arrived at Sainsbury’s in Kidderminster to do a bit of shopping. We had been following two Black Prince boats who were the most competent. So we thought that it would take a while to get through the staircases, but they both stopped on the services
We managed to wind at the bottom of the locks and set off back down the canal. Most of the locks were against us today. We were heading for Wolverley court lock, one of our favourite moorings. But was very hot and there is no shade there, so we stopped under the trees at Wolverley
A really easy day today. All the locks were in our favour. We left Kinver at 7:15 and arrived here at 12. There was only one space in the middle of the offside moorings, but it was fine. A lazy afternoon followed by a barbeque and then a walk. The day rounded off with a
Our plans have had to change because Rob cancelled our Avon trip at the last minute. So we decided not to waste the available time and go for a short trip up the S&W. It’s been a long day today. We left home at 8:15, after topping up the water etc we left the marina