After a prolonged wait for the fuel tanker delivery we slipped the mooring at Bell Weir at 1430. Skipper Andy, galley slave Shiv and cabin boy John R Wright. The grey skies and light drizzle were ignored thanks to the fantastic farewells we had from friends as we headed downstream. Thanks go to the Ledgers at Bell Weir; George, Abbie, Tom and Ollie at Staines bridge; the Franklins, Jude and Toby Ford at Chertsey lock; the Tollers and Mel's mum at Shepperton lock.
Arrived at Teddington lock at 2030 and met up with our cross channel skipper - Pete. Sadly the shipping forecast was as grey as the sky. North-east winds and Force 5 predicted. Unfortunately Force 4 is Lobelia's max. So Pete went home; we paid £9 for the mooring; and we went to the pub.
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