tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44038139286955589202024-03-13T22:44:12.754-07:00arkholmethesecondAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12878653061276776375noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403813928695558920.post-78049320303241364612017-09-05T12:25:00.001-07:002017-09-05T12:25:22.792-07:00A Lock Free Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a very green corridor edged in various parks and woodland.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was somewhere over yonder in this remotest of countryside that in 1963 the Great Train Robbery took place. The Glasgow-London mail train was hi-jacked at Sears Crossing and relieved of it £2.6 million booty at Bridego Bridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are starting to see a provision of extra arches at some lock bridges. In the early years of the Grand Junction water shortages were alleviated by a sequence of narrow beam chambers duplicated alongside the original wide locks thus permitting single boats to use less water and enabling the canal to cope better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While we are filling with water this lovely couple stopped chatting and it turned out that he was from Trev's home village of Wyke. As you can imagine much reminiscing went on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the words of Canal and River Trust a drained pound <span style="background-color: yellow;">due</span> to "paddle left open" or "vandalism" - no the lock leaks like a sieve. A Wigan Flight moment!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fortunately we were locking up in the opposite direction , although it did mean the pounds above were lower than normal as CarT were running water down the flight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How times have changed!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Moored at the start of the summit just beyond Cowroast Marina and the sun is shining after yesterday's downpour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tring Summit- 3 miles of uninterrupted cruising - bliss for the captains!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bulbourne workshops where lock gate manufacture took place until 2004 when British Waterways abandoned the site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">38 down 55 to go!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lovely waterside property....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the edge of Cassiobury Park it is a popular haunt for walkers,cyclists and picnics not to mention gongoozelers!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Yes this made the pound above very low of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here we are awaiting the arrival of Richard (Dave and Beryl's son) tomorrow who will be a crewing on Sokai in the coming week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First of two locks and we are spoilt by having volunteers to assist us. Just as well as a problem appears to be brewing....the gates won't close at the top. Every cloud... it makes filling faster!!!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went on to set the next lock while this one was slow filling - 1 ground paddle and gate paddle out of action. Its starting to bring back memories of Wigan Flight!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Thames has been amazing, we have loved every minute. We have met very friendly people, visited lovely towns, the mooring has been challenging in places and the locks have been a pleasure thanks to the lock keepers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">466 1/2 Miles, 229 locks, 21 swing bridges and 15 tunnels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We will be only cruising the tidal Thames as far as Brentford because although it is possible to cruise upstream to Limehouse(in a narrowboat) it is advisable to cruise downstream thus going with the tide and not against it. The thought of cruising passed the Houses of Parliament appealed to one and all and this river boat did just that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our captain struggled to find a navigable channel and told us that the Environment Agency, in their wisdom, have decided that the Thames is self dredging!!! He believes that without dredging this part of the river will be impassable at low tide thus bringing an end to river cruises from Hampton Court Palace to Westminster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So after 4 miles in two hours we are at Runnymede moored on the National Trust moorings. From here it is possible to explore the Magna Carta Memorial, the JKF Memorial and the Air Forces Memorial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Located opposite Windsor castle in the grade II listed Victorian Railway Station. Many of the original features remain including Jubilee arch,the cobbled stones and Queen Victoria's Royal Waiting Room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So Sunday dawned, a bright sunny day, and we awoke to being on the finishing line of a swimming event....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was very nice, thank you, Mr Geller for allowing us moor at the bottom of your garden but its time for us to move on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So intrigued with this interesting little community we totally missed the moorings on the opposite side for Tesco....they were fully taken anyway!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At one point we were almost surrounded!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and what can be more english than a brass band concert in the park....very enjoyable(Trev was unimpressed when they began with a number)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we have done the Aldi/Range shopping all of 8 minutes walk away and the boat behind has moved on so we have our own mooring space....what a novelty!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Always being ones to go to very beginning of a river or canal we cruised half a mile passed Ha'penny Bridge to where the navigable Thames begins at the Round House, at the junction with the presently unnavigable Thames & Severn Canal near Inglesham.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Newbridge, dating from the 13th century and second oldest on the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Approaching Eynsham lock a wide beam boat is aground????</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After using the services for elsan and rubbish we move down for water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Free 24 hour mooring right next to the water point- that will do us for tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well we are on the Thames!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Yorkshire man sticks to his Guinness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3 miles and 3 locks. </span></div>
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