Friday, August 6, 2010

The Bard country

Wednesday 4 August. 2 miles, 5 locks.
Brings us into the basin at Stratford on Avon. Nice setting full of activity. Right in the middle of the tourist industry. It was a bit windy when we moored up and the pontoons were short so the boat had about 25ft unsupported catching the wind. A bit uncomfortable at times. Wondered around the centre of town and a meal at one of the many pubs. Wind dropped for the night.

Thursday 5 August. 200yds, 1 lock.
In the morning the wind was getting up again so bought a licence to go on the Avon river so we could moor alongside the bank. I had it worked out how to use the wind to turn the boat in the small basin. Guess what? wind changed direction to the other side just as we let go. We made it out through the lock and moored up on the river opposite The Royal Shakespeare Company theatre. One of the great things about boating is the places you can stop. The Butterfly farm was the feature of the day. Very good but not as good as Melbourne Zoo's butterfly's. A few more pictures a bit of walking and the day is over.

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