Saw your namesake - the green "Harnser" as I went with Sean from Red Hill to Shardlow today, Brian.
Ian Cardinal aka Norman the Narrowboat > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian > Sent: 01 September 2009 18:26 > To: Canal list George > Subject: [canals-list] Harnser Trip Report > > Date - 1 September 09 > Day - Tuesday > Start - 09-30 > End - 1720 > > > We set off at 9-30 am, we should have left earlier and found > ourselves in a queue at the locks for most of the day. At the > Bishop Meadow bridge we shared with a full length boat, he > found it a tight fit, bow fender against the cill and the > stern as near to centre as I could let him come over. Once > in, unfortunately his crew opened the gate paddle which shot > water straight into the front cockpit, even more unfortunate > was the fact that the front doors were wide open and the > accommodation floor level a fair bit lower than the cockpit > floor. They were still mopping up at the next lock. By now it > was obvious that it was going to be a slow day, a few boats > coming down who took ages to untie before coming into the > lock and then even longer getting all the ropes off to come > out. Some of those in front were not the fastest in the world > ether, wandering up to the lock forgetting to take a windlass > etc. attaching lots of string before closing gates. > We had quite a good run through Loughborough and pulled over > to take water by The Boat at Meadow Lane bridge but it was > out of use, so we filled up at Barrow Mill Basin, it was just > after this that a couple off a new boat said "we almost > called our boat Harnser, but saw your web site" It turned out > they lived about 8 miles from us before becoming live aboard's. > At Junction Lock it rained, hailed, thundered and lightening, > as we were going to moor within a couple of miles or so we > decided to pull over and moor above the lock, as soon as we > tied up the rain stopped and the smoke from a bonfire drifted > right across the boat so we decided to carry on to Birstall > where we had originally planned to spend the night on the > town moorings below the lock. The first attempt at mooring > close behind a boat already there was a failure due to > underwater obstructions and we finally tied up at 5-20 pm > about 40 feet further along. Now all the passing boats will > say " Look at that inconsiderate boater, he could have moored > close to the next boat to make more space. > > > > You will find our latest position at > http://tinyurl.com/Harnser-s-route > -- > Brian > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
