Thursday, October 29, 2020

Time lapse videos

During our trip around the Thames ring, which was an alternative to our planned route but needed to be done to use the Gold licence we purchased in December, I’ve been making time lapse videos.

The links to the relevant videos are shown at the bottom of each day’s blog but here is a full list incase you would like them all in one place.

https://youtu.be/mQ6QamRk1Bk Hillmorton locks
https://youtu.be/fwGF1kxXOjY Braunston to Weedon
https://youtu.be/6g-wCGWhvhE Stoke Bruerne locks
https://youtu.be/WQzB_2s4ShU Cosgrove to Lindford
https://youtu.be/VM0Zr7Mt3PM Slapton to Marsworth
https://youtu.be/JHpWveUE4QE Aylesbury Arm part 1
https://youtu.be/xECjRvMjjhs Aylesbury Arm part 2
https://youtu.be/w7D9-izlsgg Marsworth flight
https://youtu.be/FjAlM30n9O4 Hemel to Huntonbridge
https://youtu.be/MlKBBhZadls Croxley to Harefield
https://youtu.be/87U5nz6KJMM Harefield to Southall
https://youtu.be/FofVbQo8NTI Southall to Paddington Basin
https://youtu.be/8izPKYe-F8k Bullsbridge to Brentford
https://youtu.be/PXma9UVulEw Brentford to kingston  
https://youtu.be/wH1hcC0ay8k Sunbury to Penton Hook
https://youtu.be/sGcejam2VgA Penton Hook to Dorney common
https://youtu.be/4S2KQZeYxQo Dorney to Cookham
https://youtu.be/8U7ZdOTOdNw Cookham to Hurley
https://youtu.be/6m6qH1vP7_M Henley Caversham
https://youtu.be/aADnid7anDg Pangbourne to Benson
https://youtu.be/1qUFexrjntQ Benson to Culham
https://youtu.be/RNFlemzhHGg Folly to Godstow
https://youtu.be/X6hYTdxfEMY Godstow to Kings with rope
https://youtu.be/OiK63BWzSdw Kings Lock Thrupp
https://youtu.be/7oibHc6jkjg Kirtlington to Somerton Mill
https://youtu.be/LlG_PNDxie0 Somerton to Twyford

Graham

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

It was twenty years ago today …………

… that we collected Jannock (formerly Powys) from the Black Prince base at Festival Park marina, Stoke on Trent and brought her home.

This is the log report for that day.

Saturday 21st October 2000                9 1/4 Miles  12 Locks  6 Hours   

Arrived at Black Prince base in Stoke on Trent at about 10 AM. Myself, Simon & Matt loaded the boat whilst Brenda took Brian shopping. Morrisons supermarket is about half a mile from the marina at Stoke on Trent. Grocery and bottled ale selection was excellent. Christened the galley, served up bacon and mushroom butties with mugs of  NAAFI tea, in 10 minutes flat. Brian was impressed! Left Festival Park marina at about 11:30 AM. Immediately appreciated Jannock's handling as I managed to reverse her out of the marina without hitting anything. Dropped Brian off to return our car to Thame and pointed the bows towards home  feeling about 10 foot tall. Our objective was to make it to Simon at the helm. Fenny Compton by Wednesday night as the covered dock was booked for the sign writer on Thursday morning.  Spent most of the day familiarising myself with all of the new things I've got to maintain now. The boss has noted in the log that there is a launderette at Barlaston. It's amazing how passing through the first couple of locks rapidly moulds the crew into a well practiced team. Moored for the night near Stone. I noticed that grease line to stern tube was split and needed maintenance ASAP if we wanted the new stern tube to survive. Could this be the reason for BP having to replace the old one? They've committed that traditional mistake of repairing the damage without finding the fault. The whole crew had a go at trying to tune the television with limited success. Who invented "auto tuning portables"?


I know I’ve got some catching up to do as the Blog is not up to date but this is an anniversary that needed marking.

Graham & Brenda