After spending the whole day yesterday, loading NB Daisybob with all the kit from the Barn and our shed, including a flat pack bar? Also took £150.00 of diesel (@75p ppl), wanted three gas bottles but they only had two, so will get another down at Springfield Marina tomorrow. Today we took a rest and helped to bring NB Fox off the R. Stort. Just a little history, NB Fox is owned by a good friend Gary, who is also with his girlfriend running the bar at LV, Karen is actually the licencee. Gary very carelessly lost a leg in a motor cylce accident in October 2006. So hence the help, I need to make sure they get there. The trip down the Stort started at 11:30hrs from Sawbridgeworth. The weather did seem to be so kind to us, had a couple of showers but nothing to much, and it was still warm. Several observations, most locks seem to have a sculputure, who paid for these? at Pardon Mill Lock over the weir is a foot bridge, the old one has been replaced with a sculputured bridge looks all fancy and two little kids did mention that it was made at the mill in one of the studio's there. How much is this costing and why something so fancy? Is this where our licence money is going Plenty of tow path shufflers, in all the normal places, ie end of lock moorings. Noticed that on the R. Lee, someone has been very busy cutting down trees etc that had started to grow out into the river, about time. Very enjoyable cruise moored up against NB Daisybob at about 17:30hrs, 10 locks, will take both boats tomorrow to Ponders End. Moose _________________________________________________________________ Bag extra points with the Walkers Brit Trip Game http://www.walkersbrittrips.co.uk/game
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