We had a late start yesterday, going from Guns Mouth to our Marina, 8 locks and a stop in Guildford to help sort out my UK debit card problem. The Natwest staff couldn’t have been more helpful, even lending me their phone! It did help that one member has a Sea Otter in our Marina, thanks Wey Otter 👍 We did tangle with Oak again, the 70’ boat which had got stuck against the Guildford Weir. This time he was caught on a 90 degree bend…..we towed him off 😁

On going past Cartbridge Basin we noticed that Geoff the owner was in his office, so did a quick turnabout and dropped in again. He showed us around, and indicated a 30’ Chevron berth available…..SOLD

After 10 years at Pyrford we decided it was time for pastures new, especially as our friend Penny offered to move PT around September 1st. The facilities are better, cheaper and cleaner, with a slipway in case we want to trailer. It’s closer for Penny as well, the only disadvantage being a lack of fuel in the Marina. A service station up the road could be used for emergency top ups.

Upstream is the New Inn at Send for food and drink, whilst slightly beyond are the Worsfold Gates and meadows area, perfect for jet lag recovery. We look forward to starting our cruise there next year.

Today we have visited Wisley Gardens, I’ll do a seperate post later. Tomorrow we are going to Weybridge by boat so I can re activate my card. We will come back to the Anchor for a celebratory dinner that evening, with packing on Saturday and the long flight home Sunday.