Back to Gloucester

Hempstead Road Bridge and the large bascule bridge at the entrance to Gloucester City Docks are not available to leisure boaters between 8:20 and 9.00 for the rush hour.  Accordingly we delayed our departure from the norm, but we were much later than 9:00 arriving in the end.  A call to the LLantony Bridge operator ascertained that we should find the pontoon we really need to disembark "Grannie".   We did indeed find one, next to "Hazel" a sister boat from Braidbar.   We are now returning to London for a catch up with post and hope to resume the cruise on Tuesday, weather permitting.   Gloucester moorings are 48 hour, so the boat will move to a secret location in the meantime.