Goodbye River Wey.....

.........hello River Thames

So this was last night's view from the side hatch
just before I went to bed, very dark , quite cold
very quiet....lovely.
It was however not such a lovely morning with a heavy frost and the central heating was bought into use while I got the stove lit.



A late-ish start was the intention as I am just really hanging around a bit before entering the Grand Union sometime after 1st January when my Canal and River Trust licence begins, however, about 10am whilst checking my gas bottles for levels and also checking the securing chains, I managed to knock the horn and tunnel light of off their resting place ( they have to be removed to open the gas locker ) and pulled out all the wires, so after administering first aid to them I finally set off through Weybridge Town Lock at 11am with an audience who had seen me preparing and stopped their car to walk over to the lock and watch, the term for these people is Gongoozlers, no idea why but that is what they are called, then on to Thames Lock to join the Thames, the lady Lockie relieved me of £75 for my weeks stay on the Wey and issued me a souvenir licence (as it was dated 21st-28th Dec 2014).

I only went a short distance to my chosen mooring for the night around the back of Desborough Island to this spot which is again very quiet and lovely.
I thought I might walk up to Shepperton Lock and aquire my Thames visitors licence from the Lock Keeper to save a bit of hassle tomorrow when I am going through anyway and also strech my legs but the lock was on self service, so no lock keeper to pay, I think it may be on self service now until well into the New Year but I will find that out tomorrow.

Travel today: 2 locks : 2.5 miles