In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Captain Beeky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >On 7, Jul 2007, at 22:09, Sue Burchett wrote: > >> Well three narrowboats went to Lydney but one went to Portishead. Wild >> Otter went down the Severn with David & Roger. Heather and I met them >> at Portishead. Comments were passed that it wasn't fit for ribs let >> alone narrowboats. > >We met David & Heather at Sharpness on Friday and they said there was a >Portishead trip planned. Yesterday was at least sunny, we were back on >the mooring at Parkend and considered another gongoozling trip to watch >the intrepid ones. We watched on Friday as 2 motor cruisers went over >to Lydney and a 2 masted sailing boat set sail for somewhere more >exotic. Barry Island I think. > >I suspect the Lydney 3 yesterday were Jasper, Plato and either Platypus >or Chater (!). All the others seem to be abandoning the idea.
From Chateau Phillips up on top of the hill the wind seemed a bit windy (around force 4?) for a trip down to Portishead - wouldn't have contemplated it. It was probably no stronger than that prevailing for last year's trip to Lydney, so probably not bad for the short crossing. Similar conditions this morning for the return. Wassail! -- Martin E Phillips http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk Homebrewing, black pudding, boats, morris dancing, ham radio and more! The Gloucester-Sharpness canal web page http://www.glos-sharpness.org.uk
