London to Gravesend - Monday 15th August 2011 - Day 96
The morning and early afternoon were spent waiting for the tide. Time was taken up doing the ironing, going to Waitrose behind the marina for provisions and of course going to Weatherspoon's the Liberty Bounds for lunch.
 |
| Canary Wharf |
We locked in at 15.00 with three other boats and by 15.20 we were back on the Thames and finding our way in amongst all the other river traffic of ferries and tourist trip boats. The ebb tide would be in our favour as we made our way down. The grandeur of Canary Wharf can be seen from the photo. The people who work there, also seem to want to live next to the river. On either bank, there are rows and rows of flats which do not distract in their different designs and the architecture all seems to complement each other.
 |
| Thames Barrier |
Passing the Millenium Dome called London VTS for permission to pass through the barrier and this time it was via Bravo span. The wind was also in our favour and with a full genoa, tide and wind gusts achieved a speed over the ground of nine knots, so far, the best.
Before passing under the Queen Elizabeth bridge we had to wait for a ro/ro ship swinging in the river for Purfleet. While her sistership left the berth and headed for the bridge before us. We picked up the visitors mooring buoy at Gravesend sailing club at 19.15.
We had an early night, as we would be required to be up before dawn to catch the next favourable ebb tide.
No comments:
Post a Comment