Todays Wildlife:
Typical, early on I get a phone call from the Gloucester Pilot! He says there is a window of opportunity for the Monday lunchtime tide. I have a quick think, I know we could just about get back to Sharpness in time, but it's not definite so I cancel all hope of the estuary trip this year and continue towards Evesham.
My thoughts now turn to worrying about filling with water, pumping out and will I get a mooring at Evesham? We get to a sanitary station just before Evesham, I pull onto it despite the hire boat moored there for some fishing! To find it closed!! I say a few choice words, manoeuvre back into the stream and continue. Now to worry about the ferry rope, no sign to give us any warning, it looks like it's not in operation and it isn't. We pass the first Evesham moorings, no boats at all! To arrive at the town moorings, a couple of boats, to find the water points labelled 'not drinking water' More choice words uttered about the Avon (good job it's pretty!) And we tie up. I strongly suspect the water notices are health and safety gone mad, they must be connected to the town water main! What else could they be connected to?
Visitor moorings at Evesham:
Anyway, the water will have to wait. Chris, Dave and Stephen pack up and we all head through the throng of morris dancers in the town to the station. Goodbyes are said as they head off on the 1450 towards Paddington. The 1448 from Paddington arrives and Penny gets off, what great timing!! Back through the town with Penny, pausing at the coop for milk and some other bits. We take a walk to the lock later and have left over pies for dinner. I have to get used to the change of crew!
Today: 15 miles - 4 locks - 5.5 hours
So Far: 183 miles - 134 locks - 87.5 hours
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