In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Julian Tether <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Staying here for a few days, got to visit the oldest brewrey in the >country, >and will be off again Wednesday with the tide and on up the Medway. Oh I love it whan plans change!
On Tuesday went to the brewery and got back to the boat about half hour before high tide, decide it was to good a chance to miss so we left and went back to Queenborough. Chatted to Mike on the VHF as we passed Conyer where Janna is moored and arrived at Queenborough and spent another night there. Watched as a yacht came in with a broken engine excellent approach under sail with a good 2 knot tide against him. Forcast for Wednesday was 1m swell in the estuary and up to force 4.......... Wednesday Left Queenborough at 9am and decided to have a look to see how bad it was. The answer, it wasnt bad, so we set off across the estuary towards Shoeburyness and then off up towards the Crouch. As we reached the point where, on certain states of the tide, you can turn across Maplin sands and go in to the River Roach at Havengore I called the range officier to see if it was ok to cross the firing range and go that way. He said it was, so we duly steered towards Havengore. This passage involves crossing the broomway an ancient road that is about half a mile out to sea at high tide and only about 6 ft below the surface on a spring tide. Waited for the Bridge keeper at Havengore to lift the bridge and passed through about an hour before high tide. Went up tto Roachford for a look and then came back to Horseshoe corner and anchored for the night. Sitting here at present awaiting the tide turning so that I can see if the Anchor resets OK then off to bed. Tomorrow we are off to Battlesbridge on the Crouch as Caro has heard there is a good antique centre there............. More to come -- Julian Tether Barge Parglena e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
