Friday 26th June

Teddington to Greenford

The inspection launch behind us asked if they could follow us to Brentford but after speaking to the lock keeper they went one hour earlier because they were in a hurry. We joined another narrowboat that was going to Limehouse in the lock and we were out on the tidal Thames at 10am. We were fighting the incoming tide most of the way to Brentford. Turned into Brentford creek and through Thames lock which was still branded as British Waterways! At the gauging lock there was someone there to operate it for us but she didn't open the sluices in the right order and opened them too quickly. At the next lock we caught up with the inspection launch who had only stopped for a pumpout so had only goined 1/2 hour by going one hour early. We moored below Hanwell bottom lock to go to the Fox for lunch. On the way up the flight Rob arrived to join us for the day. At Bulls bridge junction we turned onto the Paddington Arm and moored for the night near the Black Horse by the canal at Greenford. We had a meal in the Black Horse then walked towards the station to try the Railway. After a pint there Rob went to catch a train home and we returned to the Black Horse.