Down to the sea once more

Back to Gosport where Sirena IV has been safely moored (again) in Royal Clarence Marina. There is a forecast rumour that the strong easterlies will finally abate, so we can get her home via Dover to Gillingham. A delivery trip.

Sometimes you have to claw your way out of London though. Left Greenwich at 0830 heading to Waterloo having checked transport status. At O2 Jubilee line halted due to signal failure. Jumped into only cab with ano  chap to go Canary Wharf for DLR but Blackwall Tunnel jammed so jumped out of cab and walked back to Maze Hill. Due to London Bridge reconstruction cannot get train to Waterloo East, so train other way to Charlton to pick up train via Lewisham. Some delays & cancellations, through our own fault got on wrong train back to Maze Hill. Changed at Greenwich onto DLR to Lewisham where we heard that Bank had been closed, so good job we didn't go that way, and delays due to body on line at Waterloo East earlier. Eventually got to Waterloo 1.5 hours later than expected. Sometimes London seems to conspire against you. Luckily we don't have a tide to catch today, just some shopping, passage planning & pilotage, and a nice meal in the Pump House by the marina.


rgds/Nic
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