Sunday 27 July 2014

Saturday 26th July

We set off for Limehouse filling with water after the Islington Tunnel. The fill was rather slow so we had plenty of time to admire the small house on the opposite bank. Which is next to a super modern house. 

Graham also noticed these rather unusual homes. They are being made from shipping containers.


After locking down with a couple on nb Marshalls we reached Limehouse Marina. It is very modern and the apartments look lovely. We looked at the prices in a local Estate Agents. They were eye-watering!
The marina is near to Canary Wharf and the DLR runs along one side of it. Some of the larger cruisers had come from Europe.


We watched some boats returning from the Thames having travelled down to Limehouse. They have a very difficult turn to make and one 30' narrow boat had already experienced a frightening journey as it had overheated and had called out the RNLI who escorted them to Tower Bridge. (About 15mins from the Marina) Seeing the large river lock in operation was both reassuring and scary but at least we know what to expect tomorrow although these boats were coming up in the lock and we are going down.

We went to a local pub called 'The Grapes' which was appropriately in Narrow Street as the pub was only about the width of 2 narrow boats! 



The food was very tasty and there was a tiny terrace at the back which overlooked the Thames and an Anthony Gormley statue of a man gazing down the Thames. The sun was setting and the restaurant boats and party boats were going up and down. A lovely evening.




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