Monday 29th

Part of the picture-book account of The Booze Cruise.

We wake up and prepare to go through the big lock that will take us onto the River Severn.

Ben takes us through the wide lock and we begin a serene cruise along the Severn.

Everyone enjoys the peace on the Severn, and takes the oppurtunity to do some drinking.

While pulling into a pub stop before a big, automated lock, Ben manages to trash a private jetty by colliding with it.

Once we'd been to the pub and managed to get through the automated lock without crashing into it, we were again slowly cruising down the Severn through the rain.

In the early evening we reach Stourport-On-Severn where we moor and fill the water tank.

Mark, Finbar, Rizwan and I go shopping for food.

While Mark and Finbar moan about the presence of the camera, Rizwan gets overexcited in the Frozen Foods section of the store.

We get the food through the checkout and return to the boat. We eat pizzas, drink plenty and then the front of the boat turns into a social area again. Everyone tries to get to sleep except myself and Ben who talk loudly for too long, to Finbar's great displeasure.