John woke up very early, read then went back to bed, so no surprise we breakfasted late. The moorings by the flats were full up last night, but the large Edward Elgar hotel boat and others had left already. 
John backed Annie towards the lock, and we hovered while a tiny boat came down and Liana went online to buy an Avon license (still £50 for a week) from www.avonnavigationtrust.org, as you can’t buy it from the lock keeper now. 
In the lock, he hooked our ropes to place them around bollards fire and aft for us. He also asked for the receipt number which had been emailed to John, so make sure your phone is charged up if you follow us here!
The lock was filled slowly and we exited and passed through the historic stone King John’s Bridge, beside which the ancient pub is being tastefully refurbished.
John thought about visitor moorings at Swans Neck (on a tight bend) , by the lovely old six arched red sandstone Eckington Bridge (full) and at the shady Comberton Quay (full), but we carried on to Pershore Lock and moored on shiny new metal pontoons just by the weir. These are excellent Avon Trust/Angel Inn 24 hour visitor moorings.
A short walk through the Angel Inn garden and pub arch brings you to the town centre, with beautiful displays of flowers everywhere. We had a scenic walk around, passed the abbey and John had another Guinness before we returned to Annie, past the wedding tent being set up in the pub garden for tomorrow.
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