Sept 7-8 Down the Thames to Limehouse and Paddington

Thursday 7 September Bulls Bridge to Brentford (6 miles, 12 locks) and down the Thames to Limehouse ( 17 miles, 1 lock) (total 23 miles, 13 locks)

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 We set off in light mist this lovely morning. passing the working boats loading up, then the old working boat moorings, now filled with houseboats.

working boats at Bulls Bridge

the old dry dock and working boat moorings, Bulls Bridge

Houseboats at Bulls Bridge

Adelaide Dock is used by CRT

erm .... what is this?

arm hides moorings

a tight squeeze?

most moving widebeams are trip boats

approaching the gauging locks in Brentford basin

Gauging Lock has a lock keeper

leaving Brentford Gauging Lock

boats moored as we move to tidal lock onto the river

Annie moored above Brentford Tidal Lock

Brentford Tidal lock has a lock keeper two hours each side of high tide here

floating dock  on the mud

Brentford Creek at low tide is just a puddle

We had time to look at the tidal basins while we waited for high tide at Brentford

Brentford Creek full of water as we leave

on the Thames at Kew

Dark, lowering clouds 

Kew Bridge

approaching Hammersmith Bridge

Dove pier

Hammersmith Bridge

in 1968 John had his naval interview in HMS President when it was a small vessel moored here

Isle of Dogs ahead

Limehouse tidal lock

after a quiet night Liana untied the mooring ropes to head up to Paddington

Next day we headed up the Regents Canal to Paddington Basin to pick up daughter Rachel.

looking back at the tidal lock

narrowboats dwarfed by yacht in Limehouse basin

approaching the lock up to the canal

leaving Limehouse canal lock

duck weed at the Mile End Road bridge

passing the Hertford Canal (leading to the River Lee)

Camden Market locks

looking back at Camden top lock

gondola in Paddington Basin