Friday 17th May 2019



We moved to Hanbury Wharf and used their water and Elsan facilities, cost us £3. We were then facing the wrong way and so had to travel 2 miles, passing again through Dunhampstead tunnel, to turn. We could have attempted to reverse but there were many moored boats, a very narrow channel and a skewed bridge to negotiate.

Travelling back the way we had come a few days ago, it is surprising what you miss with not looking back. Returning back to Hanburywe moored outside the pub. There is a boat ahead of us that has been on these 24 hour moorings now for 5 days that we know of, with nobody on her and nobody been near. So wrong this, when boats are left on prime moorings, there should be more enforcement, after all your registration number is taken every week in the summer months.

We were treated to watching a wide beam boat from the brokerage opposite, being craned out of the water and loaded onto a lorry for onward transportation. All 32 tons of her. It was some sight. Curious they sell wide beams from this sight as the locks in all directions from the wharf are narrow.




Brenda did a clean through of the boat. I checked the weed hatch and did more work on the roof top platform. We had lunch in the pub and then waited for our Asda delivery which duly arrived at 5pm. A wonderful service.



Day Total: 0 locks; 4 miles; 2 Tunnels; 0 Swing Bridges; 0 Lift Bridges; 0 Boat Lift; engine running hours 2.6

Overall Total: 489 locks; 895 miles; 45 tunnels; 11 Swing Bridges; 3 Lift Bridges; 2 Boat Lifts; engine running hours 585.3



  

   


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