Left Bristol at 10.45, late enough to avoid being held up at Netham by the high tide. On the way we were overtaken by the Tower Belle, a 1920 steamer which we had seen loading as we left Bristol.
Stopped at Hanham again to go the Lock and Weir pub for lunch. The Tower Belle had just moored there too and was full of students, some of whom headed for the same pub.
Although the first few locks on the Avon were very slow filling, some later ones were not and my usual technique of using the centre line did not work. As the locks are bigger than normal broad locks the water pushes the boat forward, net result two broken plates.
At Weston lock there was a wide Dutch barge ahead of us. I went to help and noticed that when they were in the lock there seemed to be room for us as well. So we shared the lock.
Moored in Bath before the station and walked to the King Williiam to eat. Their dining room is not open on Mondays but the bar snacks were of the same high standard as the meal we had last week. I had Breaded Mackerel followed by Hot Chocolate Pot.
After that we went to the two pubs which are in the GBG and the National Inventory, the Star and the Old Green Tree. There were morris men dancing outside the Old Green Tree.
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