Our second manned lock (Teddington being the first). When we entered one of the rules is to rope front and back and then switch the engine of. All was going so well until I had to try and throw the rope over a bollard. I tried several times and missed each bollard. I was getting a bit flustered by now and Ian was getting a bit irate because I hadn't secured the boat. In the end the lock keeper come over shaking his head and asked how far we were going. When I replied that we were going as far as we could he shook his head and said I had better get practicing on my rope skills as there were an awful lot of manned locks to negotiate.
About Us
- Ian and Irene Jameison
- In 1977 we hired our first narrowboat from Anglo Welsh at Market Harborough.From that moment our destiny was set. In 2006 we finally purchased our own brand new 57' narrowboat which we named 'Free Spirit'. Our aim is to travel the length and breadth of all the navigable rivers and canals of the UK. This will be our story as it unfolds.
Friday, 23 July 2010
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- Back toward Shepparton lock
- Judy and Jade enjoying the river
- Start of a bad day!
- Chertsey Lock
- Another strange duck
- Mosely lock
- Moorings at Limehouse
- Doggie harness
- Mill Pond
- Leaving Limehouse basin
- Limehouse to Teddington
- Watch out clipper behind!!!!
- On the upper part of the Thames
- Teddington Lock
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pumpout on the Regents canal
- Christine and Joshua
- Back from Antwerp
- River lock in Antwerp
- Antwerp here we come
- Famous Faces
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- Trip to HMS Belfast
- This is what I call fenders!!!!
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- Blanket Weed
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- Galleon ??? on the canal???
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