The captain's T'shirt summed up the day nicely.
Then we approached our first lock, signalled by a weir.
We then found out why the guide books said to tie off the boat fore and aft.
River locks are much more violent than canal locks. The water is literally being forced in.
After avoiding ancient scheduled monuments we moored up for the evening and awaited our Kiwi guest.
This morning we took our new crew member on a short cruise up the Avon.It really lived up to our blog's title. It meanders spectacularly, this is one old lazy river.
Arriving at a lock our guest was a little bemused as to why you should need a lock on a river, why not just sail up it?
You need the weirs to maintain a navigable water level, otherwise the water would just run away. So you need locks to get up the different levels, plus narrow boats don't shoot rapids too well.
Carrying on a little further up stream before having a brew at a lovely secluded mooring and making the return journey back to her car.
We then headed back up stream to the mooring.
Heavenly.
