Month: September 2018
Days 154 and 155
Day 154 and a miserable start, heavy rain so decided to wait for it to ease. Set off about 1200 and stopped at Goring to get a paper less than an hour later but then decided to stay as weather still q... Read More
Day 152 to 153
Day 152 was a story of swing bridges. Horrendous wind and rain overnight with the boat rocking and the lines complaining. We set off a little later than normal and had a very successful traverse of th... Read More
Day 150 to 151
Day 150 and we started early to try to get as far as possible before the weather deteriorated too much. We also want to get through Aldermaston swing bridge before they shut it for the weekend. Saw a ... Read More
Day 148 to 149
Day 148 – what a day. Our day for doing a good turn (or three). It started drizzly and progress was slow due to number of moored boats. J spoke to some later who said they had counted well over ... Read More
Day 144 to 147
Day 144 started cool and misty but beautiful. Felt like we were gently cutting through the mist. Went through the Semington locks on our own, passed another boat on our way to Seend – Ocho (No 8... Read More
Days 139 to 143
Day 139 and we are staying Bristol. Museum day today along with a good lunch. First stop the M shed for the history of Bristol, then a long lunch at another of the restaurants in the containers (box E... Read More
Days 135 to 138
Day 135 and we are on the mooring because of a problem with the alternator D found a blown fuse but wasn’t sure what caused it. Boat yard across from mooring said they could look at it for a cou... Read More