Date - 24 Aug 06 Day - Thursday Start - 0730 hrs Abingdon End - 1600 hrs Goring
We set off at 7 30 this morning to try as far as possible to keep ahead of the rush. When we arrived a Culham Lock there was a narrowboat and a cruiser waiting and a working boat had just left the lock. This lock is set to manual operation outside keepers working hours so loads of wheel turning was involved. Just as the lock was coming level nb Albion pulled up beside us and as they were on the outside we let them go ahead of us. We had all just packed ourselves in when the good old lock keeper turned up early for work and worked us through. >From here we had a good run all the way to Benson lock where there were loads of boats milling about, this wasn't helped by a Salters Launch coming up and wanting to get in where some of the boats were waiting. We probably waited for three lockings before we could go down. The next holdup we had was for water at Cleeve lock. Here the lock was open and no boats waiting to go down but there were 4 in front of us waiting for water and by the time it was our turn N.B. Jannock had turned up who also wanted water. Once full of water we waited our turn at the lock and after a couple of lockings we were on our way again. We continued on down through Goring lock mooring about 200 yards below the recognised visitor moorings under the trees and we are waiting for Beeky on N.B. Uncle Mort to arrive to moor alongside for the night. From here its only about 3 miles to the festival site at Beale Park. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit my Web site at http://www.harnser.info Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
