Author: JayneG
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
Day 131 to 134
Day 131 and we are still stuck; we walked to the summit to see what the water level looked like – a bit low to be honest. There were a couple of boats moored above the top lock, one of whom said... Read More
Day 129 to 130
Day 129 and we’re still at Great Bedwyn…. The update at 1600 yesterday was that the level was still insufficient and the summit would remain closed, next update 1400 tomorrow. So after doing a... Read More
Day 126 to 128
Day 126 and we started early despite it being Sunday, not sure our guests were that impressed but the forecast was for rain quite early in the day. Passed military man 2 near Thatcham but they weren&#... Read More
Day 124 and 125
Day 124 and we leave the Thames. We were early enough that we had to operate Sonning lock ourselves and then a short cruise to the not particularly inviting entrance to the Kennet and Avon (K&A) C... Read More
Days 121 to 123
Day 121 and we leave the Wey (eventually). The first mile and lock took an hour as a broadbeam boat came past us just before we left the mooring so we were following them and then had to wait for them... Read More
Days 116 to 120
Day 116 and its raining, it was forecast so we hadn’t really planned to go anywhere. The rain finally stopped about 1400 so decided to travel for a couple of hours. Just getting ready to leave w... Read More
Day 114 and 115
A couple of tense days Day 114 and we had a peaceful night and we are floating, hurrah! Woken by people having an animated conversation as they walked past at about 0530. Went down Hanwell locks which... Read More