--- In [email protected], "jhar1945" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 12:05 Depart for home. > > Trip Statistics: > > Actual: distance travelled: 1.25 mile approx. > > locks: 2 > > time taken: 2 hours 25 minutes > > average speed: 1.34 lock-miles per hour > > Plan: distance: 2 miles > > locks: 4 > > time allowed: 2 hours > > planned average speed: 3 lock-miles per hour. > > > > > Great stuff, I'm not sure whether congratulations or sympathies are > the order of the day, but most importantly which tiller pin was in > use?????? It would have been a Kingfisher... it's the only one we've got :) Arthur, many more posts like that and you'll be discouraging people from wanting to come and visit the canal :) It does seem like you had a baptism of fire. My first few trips were marked by drifting work boats and the like (and the embarrassment of jumping off the boat to take a leak only to find that the secluded spot chosen was right next to a public footpath!) It was nice to meet you on Thursday and I look forward to working with you. Do you mind if I copy your report onto the Seth Ellis crew blog? -- David Morris Tripboat skipper, Seth Ellis, Retford
