Steve NB Bream asked: Martin
I've heard a rumour that the number of boats making the trip each day will be severely limited - a figure of 6 was mentioned to me. Have you heard this? Is pre-booking going to be mandatory? If so, why? I know BW have escorted boats in the past (allegedly) because of problems with the local kids but is it so bad that unescorted passage is just not an option? I've never done this stretch but I'm hoping to soon... Steve NB Bream Hi Steve I (along with 4 other boats) were escorted through the "bandit country" in 2006. The 2 BW people who "escorted" us, drove from swing bridge to swing bridge along the route and operated them for us. They did this on the way back too. We didn't see any trouble along the way (mind you, it was term time). What we did see was people hanging out of their windows to look at boats going past .... seems they don't see many. The only problem we encounted was all the weed, shopping trolley's, fridges, bikes etc ... mostly under the bridges. (I knock the boat into neutral as I pass under the bridges, just in case) ... works for me. John nb Charlotte Rose [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
