Saul Junction

If your an England fan like me you’l be baffled as to what occurred in the 2nd half however, it’s the 3 points that count and we will get better!


We spent a nice and I have to say quiet 2 days in Gloucester Dock (pictured), only 4 boats moored on the pontoons when we left at around 11am. This morning (Monday 12th 10am) we're moored at Saul Junction on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and where awoken at around 6am by a nice thunderstorm. I say nice as I really enjoy storms. The weather has now turned humid and I fully expect more storms later. Yesterday afternoon we inflated our dingy for the 1st time this season and duly went a rowing! We intend to stay on this stretch for a while and with no locks, only manned swing bridges, it’s an easy life. We’ll progress over the next few days to our farthest point South, Sharpness. Sharpness exists only for it’s docks and their tall cranes, old and new warehouses and ever-changing display of foreign ships. The Severn is wide here and wild: the tidal range at Sharpness is believed to be the 2nd biggest in the world (only the bay of Fundy, sandwiched between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, has a greater range) and the current is swift, especially when accompanied by the high winds that often race up the estuary from the sea. I think we’ll pass on locking through this time!