Ten Bob Note
| Date: | Sunday 16th August 2009 | |
| Location: | Hanwell, London | GPS: - N051.49778, W0.33660 |
| Miles today: 19 - Locks today: 5 - Total miles:63 - Total Locks:32 | Phone: - OK (S2), HSDPA | |
Up at 06:00, topped up with water then out through Limehouse lock and onto the Thames at 07:00.
A pleasant trip up the Thames to Brentford. We missed Tower Bridge being raised by 25 minutes. Cruise ship Columbus was due to depart from HMS Belfast at 08:00 and the bridge was to be raised for her. As much as we would have liked to see the bridge being raised, it wouldn’t have been a good idea to hang around on the tidal Thames by Tower Bridge for 25 minutes.
Very disappointed in the state of the canal between Thames Locks and Brentford Locks, filthy would be the best way to describe it – some photos below. There is a huge improvement almost as soon as you exit Brentford locks.
View from the window
Battersea power station
Big tug
Brentford moorings
A clock
Cruise ship Columbus moored next to HMS Belfast
High and Dry
London Eye
Thames locks
Muddy waters in Thames locks cut - not nice along here.....
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
Westminster
Widebeam Black Rose
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