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4th - 5th August The Very Tidal River Trent and Reaching Home |
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Thursday August 4th dawned with heavy cloud and a terrible weather forecast - not the ideal day for my first encounter on the tidal River Trent. My first journey was to be from Torksey Lock to West Stockwith then entering the Chesterfield Canal with an aspiration to get to Clayworth before dark. Prior to the trip, the more experienced crew discussed the ‘black art’ of the ‘running of the tide’. I made out that I understood what they were talking about, but, to be quite honest, it would have been easier to understand two drunken Polish sailors describing how to navigate a submarine into Gdansk harbour.
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1st - 3rd of August Heading Home |
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Richard joined me on Sunday evening to say goodbye to Pete, Maurice, Arthur and Michael. After watching a Samba band on the stage that evening, we went to bed ready for the return home. Monday brought the time for us to carry on along the Trent and Mersey Canal from Burton-upon-Trent and so we woke up bright and early to be able to set off before the last 200 boats that were left, but fortunately most weren't heading our way.
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30th & 31st July IWA Festival Burton-upon-Trent: The Best Yet! |
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Yes the Pythoneers and Phoenixeers are back together for one of the biggest events on the Inland Waterways. Early on Friday morning, Michael picked up Pete, Maurice and me for the trip to Burton-upon-Trent. After a brisk walk with three bags and a tool box (see why later), we found Python at her mooring between the show grounds and the 360 boats spanning 1.5 mile down the canal each way!
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25th/26th July Boats, Boats and More Boats!!! |
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At 6.15am on Monday 25th July I was picked up first and then a run around picking up the other crew Maurice and Richard. We then headed off with our driver for the day Michael Edwards, to Alvecote Marina near Tamworth. After the usual hold ups on the motorway we arrived at about 9.30am to Python and were underway by 10.15am.
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Alvecote Boat Gathering Weekend 9th-10th July 2011. |
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Maurice and I travelled down to Alvecote early on Saturday morning, arriving at 09:30 to a warm welcome from members of the Coventry Canal Society who had been on Python/Panther security duty. The two boats had been moored together in the lay-by alongside the canal bank and just behind the ‘Cheese’ boat.
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