Well, with a crew of three – thanks to my Brother coming along for the first week, we are off and a sad farewell to Devizes Marina. We left at 0845 on Saturday morning and after a mammoth 9 hour trek, well, the sun was out and it was wonderful sailing . . we kept going until 1800 when we tied up at the Crofton locks, a tired but happy crew! The daily log reads 17 miles & 9 locks. We saw a kingfisher (twice) and lots of heron too. Lunch on-the-go but a delightful gammon, savoy cabbage & Viv’s special cous-cous for tea. Accompanied with copious amounts of Tanqueray gin!!
Crofton locks
Chris enjoying the helm.
The Kennet & Avon canal looking serene in the sunshine – hard to believe this is mid-September and it’s sun-bathing weather again.
Hmm, too much gin . . ?
Nice trip through the Bruce Tunnel
Queen of the cous-cous!
Very glad to see this boat – the Langton, a hire boat full of scout leaders who get together each year for a canal holiday. They were great at sharing (and doing all the work) at the locks but since they were on a 12 hr marathon each day, we left them at Hungerford.
Only just enough room for 2 boats
Nice mooring in Hungerford, with the sound of church bells.
A quick trip to the shops and the Plume of Feathers!
On to Newbury tomorrow!