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| Hull Marina |
Day 1. We originally planned to depart for Grimsby on the 4pm tide from Goole to start our holidays, however this plan was scuppered due to an unexpected emergency trip to the orthodontist to rectify our youngest daughters brace. We did however make it back to Goole in time to still make it to Hull Marina. Our holidays start now!
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| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk |
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| Busy inward ferry traffic |
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| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk |
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| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk |
Day 2. We finally made Lowestoft from Hull, a total distance of 116 nautical miles after a 5am start. There was a very heavy swell running down from the north, which was the aftermath of the strong winds from earlier in the week.
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| Burnham on Crouch town |
Day 3. We departed Lowestoft for Burnham on Crouch which took us approx 3 hrs and 66.6 nautical miles. The swells from the recent winds were still being felt but were easing all the time. We had a lovely run from Orford Ness to Harwich, but a SW breeze was causing a bit of chop in the Wallet, but didn't cause us any problems. We transited the Wallet Spitway near high water, this can be very shallow during low water springs, and we had a minimum depth of 5 mtrs.
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| London Gateway |
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| Approaching Thames Barrier |
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| Millennium Dome |
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| South Dock Marina |
Day 4. Burnham on Crouch to London took approx 4 hours and 64.2 nautical miles. Upon approach to the Thames Barrier we called London VTS, who advised us how to proceed through the barrier and at a speed of 12 knots. We did originally want to moor in St. Katherine Docks, however when we contacted them whilst still in Lowestoft they advised us they were fully booked, we then contacted South Dock Marina in Rotherhithe, who were more than willing to accommodate Moonshine. This Marina has a combination of residential and leisure moorings, and doesn't boast the high prices for an overnight stay as that of St. Katherine Docks. The marina is accessed via a lock, which was very tricky to enter with the wash from speeding river buses and tourist ribs testing Peter's seamanship skills.
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| Buckingham Palace |
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| Harrods |
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| St.Katherine Docks |
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| Tower Bridge |
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| View from cable cars |
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| View from cable cars |
Day 5. We ventured out and purchased day travel cards to see the sights in London Central. We visited Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, Knightsbridge, Tower of London, St.Katherine Docks and then caught the Docklands Light Railway to Royal Victoria to catch the Emirates Airline cable cars to cross the Thames to North Greenwich and then returned on the tube to Canada Water to get back to the boat....a very hectic day but very enjoyable.
Can't believe we still have another 2 weeks left, but hopefully the remainder of our holiday will be a bit more leisurely.
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