On 20, Mar 2007, at 21:24, Andrew Dyke wrote: >> 1) can we arrive by balloon ? > > Certainly, and you can use your own hot air :-)
No chance of landing then ! >> 2) if, as a 2nd choice, we arrive by boat >> a) are there special Avon licences > Yes there are. From the registration form:- > The Lower and Upper Navigation Trusts, who are supporting the event, > have > agreed to a short term licence concession to rally entrants only > giving time > to reach the site via their respective navigations. The fees will be > collected and the licences issued by the Rally Committee. The period > covered will be any 7 days including the Rally for the Lower Avon > Navigation > for £12.00; a joint licence to cover both navigations will be £24.00 > The > Rally Licence will not be valid outside this period or for boats not > attending. The licence only covers the waterway you need to use to > reach > the Rally and return the same way. Umm . . . . . We'd join at Tewkers on Thurs 13th, fresh from Lydney the previous weekend < ooh . . . err . . . missus >, and leave on Sat 21st. So the special deal will not work for us, in theory. Lord knows what the full wallop would be ! Ref LT along-sided-ness. Thanks. We might manage to stay afloat on the outside. Beeky
