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I told A lie on my last post, although it was similar to a top pound in length I wasn't quite a the K&A summit!
Leaving Devizes the pound is maybe some 18 Miles so I had a lovely clear run ahead of me. This the most picturesque part of the K&A and includes the famous Honey Street which id a famous boating destination and popular with people interested in crop circles too. Some stretches only had enough room for one boat to push through the overgrown reed beds, this felt like a real adventure.
There was an intriguing bridge called Lady's Bridge which was much more ornate than any of the other bridges I'd seen along the canal. Later on I discovered from someone I was talking to who's home mooring was their that the Bridge and wide lake like stretch of canal was requested by the lady landowner who didn't want the commercial canal to pass through her land.
I picked up 3 members of skilled crew at Pewsey who helped me up the flight through Wootton Rivers and then through the impressive Bruce Tunnel.
I would probably have a lot more recollection of this part of the journey had we not been continuously harassed by the beastly horse flies. I've obviously lived a sheltered life as I've never been bit by a horse fly before to my knowledge but we were bombarded by the things.
Navigation note: My Nicholson's guide advised no mooring in the Crofton flight but there was no signs to say not to and there were space for boats in the pounds and indeed boat moored in there.
I told A lie on my last post, although it was similar to a top pound in length I wasn't quite a the K&A summit!
Leaving Devizes the pound is maybe some 18 Miles so I had a lovely clear run ahead of me. This the most picturesque part of the K&A and includes the famous Honey Street which id a famous boating destination and popular with people interested in crop circles too. Some stretches only had enough room for one boat to push through the overgrown reed beds, this felt like a real adventure.
A white horse near Honey Street
There was an intriguing bridge called Lady's Bridge which was much more ornate than any of the other bridges I'd seen along the canal. Later on I discovered from someone I was talking to who's home mooring was their that the Bridge and wide lake like stretch of canal was requested by the lady landowner who didn't want the commercial canal to pass through her land.
I picked up 3 members of skilled crew at Pewsey who helped me up the flight through Wootton Rivers and then through the impressive Bruce Tunnel.
The crew at work!
I would probably have a lot more recollection of this part of the journey had we not been continuously harassed by the beastly horse flies. I've obviously lived a sheltered life as I've never been bit by a horse fly before to my knowledge but we were bombarded by the things.
A pesky horse fly that lost a fight with my hand!
Having gone through the Bruce tunnel I found a lovely mooring before the the top of the Crofton Flight.
Navigation note: My Nicholson's guide advised no mooring in the Crofton flight but there was no signs to say not to and there were space for boats in the pounds and indeed boat moored in there.
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