Spectator N0 2654 By La Jerezana
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Good morning early birds!
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It's Saturday! A wee bit of frost this morning. I have no intention of going out early today.
Yesterday went very well. everything went like a well maintained engine. Perseverance behaved like the lady she is. The Princess Royal was in a very good mood and enjoyed herself. When she arrived the boat was in the lock. the bottom gates were open so there was a big drop for anyone who went too close to the edge. she looked down and said 'That's a big step!' I said 'We'll see what we can do about that.' She laughed and went on into the Visitor Centre. When she came back to the lock, we had shut the bottom gates and fill the lock so that the boat was level with the top. as she stepped up to the mike I said 'We've lowered the step a bit.' She laughed and said 'Thank you.' She then unveiled a plaque on the wall to officially open the lock. she then boarded the boat for the short (three minute) trip to the bridge, where the boat stopped in the right place in the middle of the canal , where The Princess was able to cut the ribbon across the entrance to the bridge to a wave of cheering from the public. The boat then proceeded through the bridge to a temporary mooring the other side. She walked back to her car and went on to officially open our new hospital in Dursley. A busy lady. We then took the boat back to the lock where she was lifted out of the water onto a lorry to go back to her home mooring on the Gloucester and Sharpness canal at Saul junction. We then went and had a meal that was provided by the Lockkeeper's Cafe.
A good day all round.
Have a happy day everyone.
Yesterday went very well. everything went like a well maintained engine. Perseverance behaved like the lady she is. The Princess Royal was in a very good mood and enjoyed herself. When she arrived the boat was in the lock. the bottom gates were open so there was a big drop for anyone who went too close to the edge. she looked down and said 'That's a big step!' I said 'We'll see what we can do about that.' She laughed and went on into the Visitor Centre. When she came back to the lock, we had shut the bottom gates and fill the lock so that the boat was level with the top. as she stepped up to the mike I said 'We've lowered the step a bit.' She laughed and said 'Thank you.' She then unveiled a plaque on the wall to officially open the lock. she then boarded the boat for the short (three minute) trip to the bridge, where the boat stopped in the right place in the middle of the canal , where The Princess was able to cut the ribbon across the entrance to the bridge to a wave of cheering from the public. The boat then proceeded through the bridge to a temporary mooring the other side. She walked back to her car and went on to officially open our new hospital in Dursley. A busy lady. We then took the boat back to the lock where she was lifted out of the water onto a lorry to go back to her home mooring on the Gloucester and Sharpness canal at Saul junction. We then went and had a meal that was provided by the Lockkeeper's Cafe.
A good day all round.
Have a happy day everyone.
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that's what the o/h used to say, a genuinely caring individual. I read that apart from the Queen she is the hardest working royal, and whilst i am not a rabid royalist can see that having her as your patron in a University, charity etc can be a great boon. I like the boat, i once had a nice trip with a couple of mates a few years ago, and they kindly let me steer for a time, until i almost took us down the wrong route to a weir, only a shout from a bloke on the bank caught us in time, ho hum. Mind you we had imbibed a few jars along the way, so that's my excuse.
