So we managed to miss ya in the end!... Sue NP

On 22 August 2010 23:30, Baz <[email protected]> wrote:

> We are back indoors.
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> Sun 22 Aug
> Sells Green VMs to Bradford-on-Avon Marina - 7 mi, 3 fl; 7 locks, 6 swing
> bridges.
> Start 11:25, moored up at 18:15.
> What, a bright sunny morning?  Still had to wait until 'The Archers' was
> done with before pushing off.  We paired up with a competent Alvechurch hire
> crew with plenty of time to admire the antics of a cheerfully hopeless mob
> on 2 Anglo-Welsh boats in front of us.  Stopped below the Seend Flight for
> lunch at 13:20 and enjoyed the sunshine so much we stayed until 15:30.  As
> we unhitched, the Alvechurch boat also pulled away so we were assured of a
> quiet time on the Semington locks.  BW have given up the unequal struggle to
> retain padlocks on the swing bridges on this stretch.  One bridge had been
> left open [so we paused to close it] whilst another was operated for us by a
> cheery bunch of folk picnicking on the table thoughtfully provided alongside
> the bridge.  Weather took a turn for the worse and there was a little rain
> just before we parked the boat on its mooring.  Stayed dry long enough for
> us to pack up and move our stuff into the car.  Now safely under a tiled
> roof listening to the rain.
>
> Baz
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