Watt Knot Travels
We tried to leave Worcester bright & early on Sunday morning, but she wasn't letting us go. We couldn't even get as far as the first lock for the day which was only 200 metres away. Why? You ask? Well the water level in the Diglis Basin had dropped by 1 metre according to a local's estimation. That was enough to ground us on the bottom of the canal 50 metres before the lock for 2 hours. How frustrating! One does get used to accepting the unexpected in the boating world. Just chill & call the CRT for rescue. To get us afloat again we had to borrow water from the pounds above us without draining them of too much water to make us run aground again.
Rob & Caroline turned up to speed us through the locks of the day, managing to moor up in time for the Grand Prix.
Our mission for this week was to help Ortomarine get their latest boat afloat. I got to be a tradie for a few days as well as the tea lady. My resume has now swelled with new found skills. It was great working alongside the team. We had a lot of fun & sense of achievement. We would have loved to have stayed longer.
Pubs
The Tap House - Hartlebury
Total Lock Count
428
Total Teas/Coffee Made
63
Karen Warren
44 chapters
15 Apr 2020
Week 50 - I'm a Tradie
July 06, 2019
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Sydney
We tried to leave Worcester bright & early on Sunday morning, but she wasn't letting us go. We couldn't even get as far as the first lock for the day which was only 200 metres away. Why? You ask? Well the water level in the Diglis Basin had dropped by 1 metre according to a local's estimation. That was enough to ground us on the bottom of the canal 50 metres before the lock for 2 hours. How frustrating! One does get used to accepting the unexpected in the boating world. Just chill & call the CRT for rescue. To get us afloat again we had to borrow water from the pounds above us without draining them of too much water to make us run aground again.
Rob & Caroline turned up to speed us through the locks of the day, managing to moor up in time for the Grand Prix.
Our mission for this week was to help Ortomarine get their latest boat afloat. I got to be a tradie for a few days as well as the tea lady. My resume has now swelled with new found skills. It was great working alongside the team. We had a lot of fun & sense of achievement. We would have loved to have stayed longer.
Pubs
The Tap House - Hartlebury
Total Lock Count
428
Total Teas/Coffee Made
63
1.
Week 8 - Ready, Set, Go!
2.
Week 9 - Thar She Blows!
3.
Week 10 - SOS, Stuck in Lock 5
4.
Week 11 - Don't Look Down
5.
Week 12 - Blowin' in the Wind
6.
Week 13 - Abandoned Boat
7.
Week 14 - Dilemna
8.
Week 15 - A Night at the Museum
9.
Week 16 - Cow Whisperer
10.
Week 17 - In Lockdown
11.
Week 18 - Country Life
12.
Week 19 - We Made the News
13.
Week 20 - What a Star!
14.
Week 21 - Uninvited Guest
15.
Week 22 - Christmas Escape
16.
Week 23 - Otter Delight
17.
Week 24 - London Calling
18.
Week 25 - Mission Possible
19.
Week 26 - Cool Birthday
20.
Week 27 - That White Stuff
21.
Week 28 - Frozen
22.
Week 29 - DRS ABCD
23.
Week 30 - How did we get here?
24.
Week 31 - Captains Mate
25.
Week 32- We Have a Secret!
26.
Week 33 - Escape from Stalag 13
27.
Week 34 - Plans Scuttled
28.
Week 35 - About Face
29.
Week 36 - Picking Up Strangers
30.
Week 37 - Peak View
31.
Week 38 - Farewell to the Mac
32.
Week 39 - Pottering Around
33.
Week 40 - Murder on the Cut
34.
Week 41 - Screws Loose
35.
Week 42 - Sent to Coventry
36.
Week 43 - Mammoth Monday
37.
Week 44 - Crick Part 1 My Favourite Numpty
38.
Week 45 - Crick Part 2 Living the Dream with Ortomarine
39.
Week 46 - Stuck on You
40.
Week 47 - Stairway to Heaven
41.
Week 48 - Tudor Times
42.
Week 49 - The Avon Express
43.
Week 50 - I'm a Tradie
44.
Epilogue
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