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Tours 2000, BCN, Severn Estuary, K&A and River Wey
20b - Wednesday 19th July - Purton to Bristol. Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sharpness. Severn Estuary and Bristol Avon to Bristol Floating Harbour.
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 Off we go! just leaving Royal Portbury Docks breakwater. This is one of the main King Road Channel Cockburn Rock marker buoy. Note the drag on it from the flood tide! Severn Estuary. |
 Leaving Royal Portbury Docks breakwater. Severn Estuary. |
 We aim for the Avonmouth Dock entrance. Going upstream on the Severn Estuary, to gain access to the Bristol Avon. |
 Just coming off the Severn Estuary and turning right up the Bristol Avon. Avonmouth Signal station looks on. |
 Just starting up the Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Leaving Avonmouth Breakwater. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The mud moonscape. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Approaching the M5 Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Cargo ship in Avonmouth gets ready to leave. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The mud moonscape. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The Tidal Bristol Avon channel swings hard against the Avonmouth Docks Breakwater. Looking back. |
 We are soon bowling along on the flood tide. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Landmark grain tower in Avonmouth Docks. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The M5 Bridge soon looms ahead. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Captain George in control all the way up the Tidal Avon. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 NO! we don't believe in that! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 M5 Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 First signs of yacht mooring by the abandoned Corporation Yard Jetty. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 M5 Bridge. We have followed this motorway from Birmingham and even the bridge here is need of repairs! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clear of the M5 Bridge. We seem to be in danger of out running the tide and throttle back to tick over. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Leading Seaman Andrew G seems to be a bit formal! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The route and speed is still being monitored on the GPS. George E seems happy in command! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 "Sludge vessel" wharf. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Looking back at Avonmouth and the M5 Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The little yacht haven at Pill. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 We soon fly past Pill. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The rather ornate "Adam and Eve" occulting light. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Approaching Chapel Pill. Note next occulting light. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Chapel Pill. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Approaching Horseshoe Bend. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The home run. The only worry is our speed! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Andrew G remarks "But Captain, we are still doing 8mph!" Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 GPS proof of our still rapid progress! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Sea Mills. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Sea Mills Creek (River Trym). Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The start of the Clifton Gorge. Two more occulting lights visible. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Looking back at Sea Mills. Here we try to raise Bristol Floating Harbour on the VHF. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Aliesha manages to raise Bristol Floating Harbour before us. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Gorge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Gorge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Gorge. This is the much climbed rock face. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Gorge. First view of Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Looking back down the Clifton Gorge. Aliesha begins to get too close. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Suspension Bridge. Rare shot of Neil in video everything mode! Tidal Bristol Avon. (Photo - Andrew Goodland.) |
 Clifton Suspension Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Looking back down the Clifton Gorge. After our manual depth sounding, Aliesha backs off! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Suspension Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Clifton Suspension Bridge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Just coming out of the Clifton Gorge. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Most of this piled waiting area has warnings about underwater obstructions! Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 The Entrance Lock to Bristol Floating Harbour. The Tidal Bristol Avon carries on in it's man made course to the right. . |
 The "Vodafone Graving Dock"! Entrance Lock to Bristol Floating Harbour. We moor up to the inset steps to the left. Tidal Bristol Avon. |
 Safely in Bristol Floating Harbour entrance lock. Our new long lines are necessary again. |
 George has the sense to tie of the bow rope to the T stud. The lady in Aliesha does not! Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 After the lady injures her leg on a folding bike, the crew of Aliesha re-gain control. Bristol Floating Harbour. Note, Bristol - hot air balloon capital of the country! |
 Bristol Floating Harbour Lock Office. |
 Nearly up in the entrance lock. View down the Avon. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Nearly up in the entrance lock. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 We leave the entrance lock first as Aliesha has to wait for the Plimsoll Swing Bridge to be swung. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Leaving the Plimsoll Swing Bridge. We are now in the potentially half tidal Cumberland Basin. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 None of the swing bridges in the Floating Harbour have to be swung for narrowboats. This is Junction Lock (straight through) and Swing Bridge. |
 Leaving Junction Lock and Swing Bridge. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 The Pump House pub beside the Junction Lock. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Straight through Junction Lock. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Bristol Floating Harbour. We will firstly turn right into Underfall Yard, Harbour Masters office to get a transit / overnight pass. |
 Approaching Underfall Yard. There is no moorings at the Harbour Masters Office and we have to moor up to a work boat. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Chatham Wharf. S S Great Britain in the Jeffries / Great Western Dry Dock beyond. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Looking back at Cumberland Basin. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 S S Great Britain in the Jeffries Dry Dock. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Disused Western Wharf, opposite Jeffries Dry Dock. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 S S Great Britain in the Jeffries Dry Dock. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 One area waiting for "re-generation". The old gas works. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Approaching The Lloyds TSB Building and St Augustine's Reach. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 Approaching the visitor moorings outside the Lloyds TSB Building. Bristol Industrial Museum straight ahead. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 We were just pulling into the Lloyds TSB visitor moorings when we were surprised by this galleon. Actually it is the replica "Matthew". Bristol Floating Harbour. |
 looking down at the Lloyds TSB visitor moorings from the corner of St Augustine's Reach. Bristol Floating Harbour. (Digital photo - Andrew Goodland.) |
 Looking down St Augustine's Reach from the end. The culverted River Frome carries on underneath. Bristol Floating Harbour. |
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