Monday, August 16, 2010

Yachts

Saturday 14 August. 880 yds, 1 lock.
This mornings lock was a bit different as it is diamond shaped. Don't know why. Took the boat through with assistance from a boat waiting to come up. Down river to Pershore. A pretty village with a mix of building styles. The brochure says one of the best Georgian streets in England. We dogged showers all day. How we miss the verandas of NZ. Back to the boat and a lie down to finish the day.

Sunday 15 August. 15 miles, 3 locks.
The weather was great. They say the lower half of the Avon is the best and we would agree. Just a nice day on the water. For the sailing friends, imagine racing an 18ft trailer sailer in a river 150ft wide with 20ton steel boats going one way and plastic launches going the other way through the course. They get a lot of tacking experience but didn't see any get up to speed. We passed three sailing clubs today all with races in progress. Tonight we are at the bottom (lower end) of the Avon at Tewkesbury which is another town of varied buildings. Counting down the days trying to fit as many places in as possible.

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