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The Tuesday Night Club on Tour
Tours 2000, BCN, Severn Estuary, K&A and River Wey
21 - Thursday 20th July - Bristol to Bath. Bristol Avon.
George and Neil set off at about 9.30 to raid the Vodafone
shops. Ideally Neil wanted a new agreement (IN HIS NAME!) with a compatible Ericsson phone
with the same data connection At the first Voda shop this is exactly what we found and Neil had just enough means of
identification to do the deal. Within the hour the phone / data connection was up and running.
Neil said goodbye to George in the shopping centre and at 11.50 we were off up the Avon. The junction with the Avon being reached at 12.40. We
passed through Lock 5 at 16.00. Eventually we arrived on the Bath Avon river moorings at
17.25. That night we went out to an Italian Pasta joint, once again previously visited by the
much travelled Mr Goodland. When we got back to the boat, we attempted to finish Andrew's
Lagavulin. During this Andrew came up with a hare brain scheme to retrieve his Landrover from Sharpness using an early
morning trip on the Ship's mountain bike. We carried on into the small hours extracting
the bike from the engine compartment and reassembling it!
 The Bristol Industrial Museum, in Princes Wharf. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at our visitor moorings (Right) on the corner of St Augustine's Reach. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at our visitor moorings, on the corner of St Augustine's Reach. Lloyds / TSB Building behind. One of the bustling ferry boats in the foreground. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking up St Augustine's Reach. Note arty new lift bridge half way down. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at Princes Street Swing Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking down into Bathurst Basin. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Redcliffe Bascule Bridge. Note the tethered observation balloon. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Redcliffe Bascule Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at the houses on Redcliffe Street. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Welsh Back. It is around here that the old red lightship floating pub used to be. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 We have just been severely burned of by the Tower Belle trip boat. Bristol Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 The now disused Courage Bristol Brewery to the left. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Courage Bristol Brewery. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at Courage Bristol Brewery and Bristol Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Ian Scott in command. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 St Phillips Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at the brewery and St Phillips Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Temple Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 New footbridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Coming out from Temple Meads Railway Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Going through the old stop lock into the feeder canal. Feeder canal to the left, Totterdown Basin to the right. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at the old stop lock. We have just turned sharp left (Right in this rear view). Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Feeder canal. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Feeder canal. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Feeder canal. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking onwards to Netham Lock. Feeder canal. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Netham Lock. Feeder canal. Straight through, as tide is not over Netham Weir. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Netham Lock. Feeder canal. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Looking back. Netham Weir is just under the bridge, feeder canal to right, Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Hanham Weir stream. As you can see, this weir is only a few feet high. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Hanham Lock. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 The Tower Belle is on her way back already! Above Hanham Lock. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Earnest waiting below Hanham Lock. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Hanham Lock. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Hanham Lock. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Tight squeeze coming out of Hanham Lock. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Waiting below Keynsham Lock. Only the highest Spring tides reach to this point. Semi Tidal Bristol River Avon. |
 Keynsham Lock. Bristol River Avon. |
 Keynsham Lock. Bristol River Avon. |
 Keynsham Lock. Bristol River Avon. |
 Mind those un-baffled gate paddles! Keynsham Lock. Bristol River Avon. |
 Above Keynsham Lock. The Lock Keeper pub is by the bridge. Bristol River Avon. |
 The only moorings for the pub is under the bridge! Keynsham Lock. Bristol River Avon. |
 Looking back at Keynsham Lock, County Bridge and The Lockkeeper pub. . Bristol River Avon. |
 Portavon Marina. Bristol River Avon. |
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