Date - 31 /08/08 Day - Sunday Start - 1000 Froncysyllte End - 1600 Franklin Junction
Harnser's present position to be updated when I get a 3 signal We set of at 10 an in very light drizzle and met several boats, as we approached New Marton top lock we could see loads of boat, luckily half of them were moored but there were still 6 in front of us. We stopped right by the water point so decided to fill up even if it meant losing our place in the queue. As it turned out we just completed filling up as the boat ahead moved forward. There were boats waiting to come up so we worked one for one which was slow as for some reason people seem to think that you have to wait until the boat coming out of the lock has passed you before you even consider untying your 3 mooring lines. Eventually it was our turn to go down by which time Diana had made us egg and bacon sandwiches for lunch and we had eaten them. At the next lock there were still 2 ahead of us and as we helped the boat coming up they asked advise, it was two ladies, one had her mother with them and she was 81, they had never been on a boat before and never seen a lock. We gave them as much advice as we could but made sure we didn't work the lock for them so they knew what to do at the next one. Even though there had been 6 boats behind us at the last lock when we came through only one came to join us at this lock, so the through put must have slowed down a lot. We carried on to Franklin Junction as I was able to get a 3 signal here last time we passed through, by now it was raining steadily so we decided to moor for the night, but with the rain there is no 3 signal so this is coming via the phone on Vodafone.. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Join SOW and help save our waterways http://www.saveourwaterways.org
