Mike de-camped and joined us for a morning cup of coffee whilst we waited for the lock to open at 8am. Got chatting and only just noticed the lock opening for another boat that had arrived. We. joined it in the lock and went through - saying goodbye to Mike as we left. It was his last day and his wife was due to pick him up.
Gloucester is still (just) a working dock and its approach can be a bit exciting apparently. We were warned and instructed on how to approach Gloucester Lock after radioing ahead with our ETA. In the event it was a bit of a doddle. We shared the lock down into the docks with two other narrowboats - the one next to us broke loose and hit our side causing a few scratches but nothing serious.
Once out of the lock we crossed the basin, through a lift bridge and moored up opposite the college. We had clearly arrived during a party - people, noise, music everywhere. An afternoon walk showed it to be a food festival and we spent a couple of hours exploring the centre going from stall to stall, visiting a dock side bar on the way back.
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| Goodbye to Mike the canoeist |
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| Gongoozlers around Gloucester lock |
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| Leaving Gloucester lock into the basin |
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| our mooring on the Visitors pontoon |
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| Hitch hiker, noise generator and paint stripper manufacturer |
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| Gloucester docks |
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