Date - 8 May 07 Day - Tuesday Start -0845 Foot Bridge Wormleighton End - Home moorings Napton 1230
We set off in good time and as Diana walked the dog I took it very slowly round the Wormleighton bends in case anyone was powering towards me, I took it so slowly that I lost steerage, got in the mud and slid straight across the bend blocking the channel completely, it was a good job no was coming the other way. The weather was very changeable, rain, cold, sun and a stiff breeze which made its self felt at Marston Doles top lock. When we arrived 1 boat had just come up and was pulling over to take water, 1 was just going in and the boat we were following was waiting on the bollards with the boat still in gear, I tried to put my bows in between the waiting boat and the one taking water but their prop wash just blew my bows out, then the wind caught us, I threw my centre rope to the chap taking water and he tried to pull me along side, as soon as I could I hoped onto his boat and it was all we could both due to pull Harnser broadside to the wind and tie her alongside. It then took the two of us to pull his boat alongside the towing path so the bout coming up in the lock could get by. Once things were sorted we were soon on our way again and by 1230 were safely moored up on our home moorings. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
