Hi Baz, I enjoyed your "trip Report", and it brough back some memories when I was on the K & A. (My boat started off it's life there!
However, I didn't see any reference to Lock Rage etc., or did I miss something? ~Allan~ --- In [email protected], Baz Juniper <b...@...> wrote: > > > On 31 May 2009, at 14:35, captain.be...@... wrote: > > > Oh dear, oh dear me, what are the canals coming to ? > > <big snip> > > > I ask you, where's the pleasure in all that ? If you know, don't > > tell. We > > don't want it catching on with the masses. > > Oh don't, please, don't. It's just as bad down here on the K&A. > > We staggered onto the boat at 00:30 on Friday, 'fresh' from a day > watching our nephew play cricket in Solihull. Up at civilised hour, > we finally got away from Bradford-on-Avon Marina at about 11ish and > by 12ish were ready for a spot of lunch, all of a mile away below BoA > Lock. We managed to drag ourselves as far as Dundas by teatime > whence we retired to do nothing and relax afterwards. > > Saturday dawned fine a warm and we resolved to make the terrifyingly > ambitious passage to Bath Top Lock, almost five miles as well as a > couple of swing bridges. We got to see 70013 Oliver Cromwell pass > the town twice, the evening trip being viewed from Sydney Gardens > where you can practically reach out and touch the train [not > recommended]. In between there was a certain amount of retail > therapy and replenishment of ships stores. > > Sunday was just as fine and I was even motivated to polish the > brass. Winding above the lock following the conclusion of 'The > Archers' [Tom and Brenda -aah!] we meandered back to Dundas where we > took on extra crew - a colleague of Lynne's and her partner - for the > remainder of the voyage back to the mooring. OK, we did have to > queue for BoA Lock for half an hour as one bottom paddle had failed, > and I have to admit that there was a good deal of friendly discussion > with fellow boaters as well as the chance to brew a cuppa. To cap it > all we had to drive home in the evening across Somerset with this > absolutely gorgeous sunset to contemplate. > > I don't think I can take much more of this. > > Baz >
