Longfleet

Thank you all for your thoughts. After fixing a couple of issues that arose during our journey and replacing a bit of gunwale paint we lost somewhere, mostly early in the journey when learning to enter locks on the SU with strong bywashes, we will be out again for a more leisurly pleasure cruise July-September.

Athy, when I saw it start to spin I did step back smartly out of the way and just watched and waved it goodbye. :-)

Hello to everyone, this is our first post a brief introduction. We have given up our 40' flybridge motor cruiser and elected to try a Narrowboat to that end we purchased Gratuity and finally with some trepidation, our first experience with a NB, went up to Church Minshall to collect her and bring her home to Essex. So this 'epic' journey started on 28th April and finally ended berthed in Roydon Essex on 16th May, 19 days which didn't appear to shabby. An interesting experience all told, including a pleasant afternoon visit from RCR and the loss of two Windlasses, one I foolishly left behind at the previous lock on one of the lock flights a lucky find for someone. The other at City road lock on the Regents canal when the ratchet slipped just as I finished lifting the paddle and I watched it spin round and fly off into the lock tail, fished around with a sea searcher but couldn't find it. So I need two new windlasses :-( Wishing you all safe and enjoyable cruising, please wave and say hello if you see us. Tony & Marguerite