Thurday 1st August 2019     Fore this day we ‘av crewsed F’Aaaarrrggh !!!  two many a furlong ‘and miles a’plenty until we find ourselves gently lowered int’ gently mild floatings in t’ waters ovthee River Brent. Nine ‘ers swimmings since a slightly late commencement o’ chuggenly duties at aboat ten hundred ‘er this morn. Madness !!

Hot, ty’red, stinky, sweaty. You name it. We Aaaarrrggh !!!

Pyrates We Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!

 

Friday 2nd August      ‘Ay muchly kneaded moor restfully relaxed awakens followed by nongrog hot liquid refreshment. Helps aching muscles, joints & grey matter gently warm up aft snoozely slumberings. Particularly wyle Cap’n Black Bart (quietly – Aaaarrrggh !!!) still snortingly snorz as he swings aboat in ‘is almoist unbelievadly comfortable, softly scrumptious hammock

Lister quietly chunters a’whey in t’ fore water/ground

Until cru bee ready. THEN  WHOOSH !!!

Weir off…..

Soonlies, Osterley ‘and Clitheroes almoist Mighty aquafalls ‘av

fallen us t’ Brentford Levels

wear cru spot a

just a’boat enough space in witch two creepingly plaice ‘ay Bart.

Nicely done.

Thyme t’ visit lowcal stores and make Bartered four acquisitions. ‘oapfully t’ thoughtly belief dat old grumpy quartermaster ain’t actually really quite as grumpy azhee tries t’make oat. Sea if we can put dat Great BIG Cheeky Smirkly Smile back on ‘is chubby tittle face agin. Whose bean awl thee strak n kidney puddings maties ??   Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!

Bet You Lot tought that weir fore t’ day.

Well.  Guess Wot.  You izbee Wrong !!!

Lister gits rudely re’awakened early e’ening.

Weaze going forrard on an extra tittle swimmings this eve………

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 3rd August      Such a Stupidly Earlier commencement ov

Pyrate duties today. Almoist awl t’ cru Aaaarrrggh !!!  nearly as Grumpy as Cap’n Black Bart  Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!   ‘and dat niao much ‘appier suet pudding eating q’master blokey !!

River Brent water level hath arisen moor than just a couple of footly filled toes whilst we weir sleeping.

Lister warming threw. Lines Slipped. BIG Aquachamber Here We Come…..

Upper AND Lower Gates Awl Open

Crews Straight Threw We Do. Never Done Dat Bee’fore

Ciaio four niao Brentford AND Arrivederci Thames Lock

 

 

 

 

‘Family’ Cru photograph

an’udder won !!!

 

 

 

Very Early Morn Tea Fore Two (of thee cru)

 

Almoist beet Mr/Mrs/Ms up today.

Mayhaps call it a draw on dis occasion

Very close call though

 

 

 

Richmond Bridge (relatively) Fast Approaching

‘Sounds’ Interesting !!!

Sumwot Disconcerting ‘aving Bart being pushed aboat dis whey n dat bye strong ebbs & flows as t’ River waters Aaaarrrggh !!!  receding.

 

Definitely fighting against the ebbly flow on dis tidal voyage

Much slower than ‘usual’

Knot shore if should have started earlier oar later than “Stupid o’clock”

Datz 5.00am two doze of yu bloggetts oat their in tuther worlds

Eddies n watery forces thrust their wey round moor bridge stanchions

Suddenly !!  Mill Pond !!!   And    Relax !!!  !!!

 

 

 

 

Almoist their. Oar izit ‘ear. Won just ne’er quite really nose

TEDDINGTON LOCKS

Knot for us. T’ port bee thee GARGANTUAN  BARGE  LOCK

First Built in 1904

Measuring  198.12 m (650 ft 0 in)  Lonngggg    Bye    7.54 m (24 ft 9 in)  Wide

BIG  ain’t it

aroand t’ starboard Bart slides

 

Dis izthee won.  Thee Still   LARGE  LAUNCH  LOCK

First Built in 1811

Measuring 54.22 m (177 ft 11 in) Lonngggg   Bye    7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)  Wide

 

Weir an extended tidal chuggens. Battling against the tide

Never taken too ers bee’fore. Can relax niao

 

Thyme t’ enjoy muchly ovthee non-tidal River Thames………

 

 

 

Kingston ‘arbour well comes hour arrival in port. And it’s still early. MAD !!

Humber Keel “Day Break” thrumbles bye

Niao a paddle steamer

Stunningly vibrant Jamaican bleue nightscenes two delight

Thee peloton d’ peddlers whizzes bye

Moist Pleasant fungal growth

 

And We Have Take Off ………..

Sunday 4th August      Sow tiz thyme t’ depart Kingston Bay

 

 

 

Moseley Loch prepares fore entree

Arise Sir Moseley

 

 

 

 

Beautiful 1930tiz craftly boat

shares a well used Sunbury arisings

 

 

 

Diesel Narrowboat Merchant steams on bye…..

 

Walton on Thames provides moor than ample solitude

Hull cleaning crue ‘av arrived

 

 

 

 

E’en moor guests descend on Barticus

Monday 5th August      May knead t’ move on oat Walton

 

 

Swishing threw Desborough Cut two

and up Shepperton aquelevator

 

Chertsey’s delightful River Thames vehicular crossing leads

t’ namesake’s BIG Watery step

Pentonhook aquascension soon invites nb:Bartholomew Robert’s 1682-1722

 

Finelee grassy bank is moist Satisfactory

Tuesday 6th August      This staticness shall persist wyle skiply crue Barters fore wheely powered motion vehicular fore tamorros travels to ‘ay F’aaaarrrggh  !!!  ‘Aywhey land

Wyle 1st Mate chills amongst thee intertwined grasses

Wednesday 7th August      We da pyrate crue o’ Pyrate Cap’n Black Bart  Aaaarrrggh !!!  izbee utilising hour wheely powered motor (plus an’udder muchly Bigger floatingly powered craft) under hunt fore knew deck ‘ands !!

Thursday 8th August to Who knows When…….

Picaroons Aaaarrrggh !!! ‘Av bean invested int’ Bartly crue

 

‘And Let thee Summer Begin…

 

 

 

 

 

Dizzyflying spin and soonly threw the slippery waterfall We Aaaarrrggh !!!

Downstream widda flow…

 

Nutting like a freshly aft’noon dip inta cool wide deep water

Lady Lyndsey’s Lawn izbee a Fine anchorage indeed Aaaarrrggh !!!

Desborough Island ‘and Walton Reach sublimely ripple on down

Told You !  Real Tittle Picaroons !!  Aaaarrrggh !!!

Awl tawhey too Hampton Court Palace We Slidingly Glide

You Bloggetts just dognut believe sumthymes. Proper Tittle Picaroons !!!

 

Tiz a grey n mildly moist, soggy e’en day

Kings Lawn below t’Big Scarey Sunbury Weir bee a moist pleasant stop

Quick Skip !   Get on oar yewl bee portly left behind t’ stern yue  fu’ell !!!

 

Cheers Matie ! !! !!!   Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!

Cruely Picaroons n Skippet promoted t’ lochy keepers

 

Come on Tittle Picaroons !   Heave on dat Line !!  Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!

Swimmings two Lammas Land Aaaarrrggh !!!  saddened bye chippy chopping of such a Beautifully Fine specimen

Dunnee no wotz going on in their me ‘earties. Shipmates !!  Aaaarrrggh !!!

Bellweir Monster Chamber ascends crue n craftly Barty t’higher aqualevels

Sunday 18th August      Wot ‘ay Tyringly Exhausting FUN Phew Daize hour slightly enlarged crue o’ Pyrates ‘av Enjoyed !!!    Sea ya laider Wonderfull Tittle Picaroons !!!   AAAARRRGGH !!!  !!!

NOW WE KNEAD ‘AY REST !   DEEP BREATH !!   And RELAX !!!

Monday 19th August      We Have ‘ay Knew Pyrate arrive dis aft’noon

Tuesday 20th August      Crews from Egham on dis Fine morn

With just Won Picaroon added to hour crue on dis occasion

 

 

Aft a splendiferous Kingfisher (tasty bleue) munchies lunch, picaroon bee dispatched off ohm and Bart’s off swimming. Just a phew moor ripples.

 

 

‘Av arrived bye t’ Palace on such a Gorgeous e’ening !  Wonderful !!

Kingston upon Thames Barge Walk bee a Delightful Plaice t’ anchorage

Monday 26th August      nuff  ov dis slumbering aboat. Power Olde Lister awaken. Slip dose lines. Engage !  Aye Aye Cap’n !! Aaaarrrggh !!!

Bizzy Bank Holiday Monday River Traffic

Well o’er an er waite below every huge aquastep. Soo many boats. BIG n small. Tiz OK wiv us. Just chilling  !!!    Aaaarrrggh !!!   !!!

 

Getting late niao.  Trip boat izbee ers late. Behind schedule sumwot !!

Penton Hook invites Bart in fore a calmly ascension

 Glorious end to a Long old crews

Tuesday 27th August      Their Aaaarrrggh !!!   fathoms & leagues

of calmly flowing waters beyond ‘and above hour travellings….

Aft quartermasterly larder refuelling stop at Egham, proceed we do

 

Waive n ‘ay tittle curtsy for Her Majesty as Bart n cru glide gracefully bye

Boveney supplies muchly required aquabreak bee’fore continuance

Skip, Skippet, 1st Mate, Bart ‘and awl tittle picaroons just keep moving, climbing any watery obstacle dat May oar may knot present itself

Knot so Silly Old Git relaxing their inta shade.

Know Bartly sized ‘gaps’ amongst thee trees o’ Cliveden Reach’s wood lined boulevard so onwards & upwoods to Cookham we Aaaarrggh !!!   Forced

Wednesday 28th August      Wot A Knight We Had. Wine, Ale, Cider, Gins of awl colours ‘and udder liquids know body should want to find oat aboat.

Pyrate Cap’n Murk n cru o’ Scoundrels Aaaarrrggh !!!  Awlweys Trouble !!!

Just wot t’ Pyratey Witch Doctor ordered. Late awakens dis morn !!!

 

Diesel narrowboat Merchant calls bye for just a tittle Lister refreshment

Almoist “Powering” threw Deep Wide River. Bart’s heart beating Hard

Henley’s Famous Rowing Reach guides we awl safely threw n arising Marsh

That weir n extended voyage wiv neily three er wait for Merchant earlier. Don’t matter though. Well worth it. At least ‘is price bee sensible f’ these ‘ear parts. Nutting much cheap roand dis widely waterscape.

Thursday 29th August      Though it hath tabee noted inta log.

Swim on……

 

Baby bathing thyme in Caversham ripples

 

 

Furry critters swimming aboat in Goring aquelevator

Big Lad

Benson lock island proves ideal fore a well earnt restings

Friday 30th August      Fore, shall we e’er arrive at hour destinations…..

Shillingford flows to n passed waters meeting near Dorchester weir River Thame ‘and River Thames converge in an almoist turbulant melee. Niao thee Isis evolves intwo Bart’s aquapath d’ companion, guiding us forrard, climbing up Day’s aquelevator so we can bid a pleasant Ga’day to boys n girls alike.

Clifton flows upstream threw wonderously luscious green lands

Culham ripples along, Awl tawey t’ Lovely Abingdon.

Saturday 31st August      Shore don’t no wear we Aaaarrrggh !!!  niao.

Oh Yeh !! We remember now. Abingdon. Low’cals Aaaarrrggh !!!  a moist acceptably agreeable lot. Must be why we like it ‘ear. Skip spies a familiar craft onta ‘orizon. T’ Goodship Sapphire and ‘er cru. With won ting ‘and an’udder thyme duth knot permit fair n proper chance for a real splash o’ Good old fashioned Fruity Brown Sauce. Why do dat ‘happen sumthymes. Knot fair oar just. Till next thyme maties !!  Aaaarrrggh !!!

An’udder familiar face appears later. Olde Cap’n o’ retired HMS Renaisance joins us fore ‘ay moist Scrumptiously Tasty Salmagunchi Feast washed down wid a tipple o’ warm grod oar two. Extremely Satisfying !!!

Sunday 1st September      Swimming up River on a Gorgeously Fine day

Health n Safety Gone e’en moor Bonkers !!

Attractively handsome craft passes hour floatingly powered ohm t’port

Theirs gunna bee carnage any minute

nb:Bartholomew Robert’s 1682-1722 a’rose t’ Big n becalming Sand’Ford reserving waterfall finally battles troublesum breeze ‘and oncoming craft t’ reversings two aft, passed a phew udder craft so Cap’n Black Bart   Aaaarrrggh !!!  ‘and ‘is  cru  Aye !  Aye !!  Cap’n !!!  Aaaarrrggh !!! !!! manage sneak in moist acceptable parking plaice. Oh !  Yes !!

Niao we static’fy early today to investigate a troublesum concerning problem with helmsperson controls.

T’ windy handle ting at thee stern….

Knot shore why controlling Lister becoming an increasingly worry…….

Work to do…….

 

Monday 2nd September      Muchly Beautiful Bright n colourful

Chuggens via Iffley magically vertical traversings

Passed t’ “Head of the River” as thee Isis

 escorts craft n cru upliftingly in Osney aquachamber weir a tightly Bartly squeeze fits in. Just !  Perfeck !!  We bee Pyrates  Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!  

Would You Adam n Eve it !!   Only bean ‘ere a cup’ell o’daize ‘and guess appears oat ovthee murkiness. T’ Kiwi Th’owd Fettler. Know kidding.

Tuesday 3rd September      Sternly aft neighbours ‘ac crept off.

Kiwi cru stuck t’starboard. ‘And an’udder reprobate niao creeps up behind.

Fettler ‘as whizzed ahead n niao Leapy hath impatiently charged bye, with ‘ay defected skippet.  Skip n 1st Mate, Lister n chumlies awl struggling along on there own with Big old Bart.

Exactly Girls. An Udder Fine scrape……

Wild ‘orses roam these ear planes

Port Meadow izbee a wide open expanse

Godstone water climb ascends hour trio d’convoy to a temporary parking plaice oar two, fore an inspection ov ancient ruins o’ Godstowe Abbey.

Red two port upstream (Red t’ Starboard downstream)

Green to Starboard upstream  (Green t’ port downstream)  Don’t Fore’get

Oh !   Dear !!   They Found Us Agin !!!  Hear They Come

 

 

Wednesday 4th September      We ‘av work to do to day……….

 

Thursday 5th September      The udder won ‘as crept up t’aft niao two

oar was dat three ?

SwinFjord Meadow has sum very friendly residence, who patrol thee neighbourhood moist frequently.

Friday 6th September      Fine day four a watery expedition……

 

Knot dat fine really. Wee bit dull. Grey ya no !

Winkie Well aquastep tiz only a smite slimey upon ascension. Specially wid awl trio d’ convoy squashed in Good n Proper !!  Aaaarrrggh !!!

Tiz butt a sharp tack t’ port n Farmoor Bay proves moist suitable fore hour kneads.

Late, in t’ darkly ers Skip troops off four many a furlong. League e’en, to sea Suffolk Pyrates safely int’ neighbouring Vally ‘arbour. Bit Too Black. E’en four Black Bart Aaaarrrggh !!!   Mayhaps check em oat tamorra. Just t’ make shore they be ta writely lot who they recon thaiz bee.

Saturday 7th September      So, we Aaaarrrggh !!!  bidding Sadly Fond fair thee wells t’ Kiwi Pyrates who bee off to moor southern climbs. Ciao Fore Niao Boatly chumlies. Niao cru knead checking dose lot who bumped there whey inta ‘arbour d’ Valley in t’ wee dinghy dark ‘ers early dis morn…….

Sunday 8th September      S

 

 

Weir tathee shall Bartly boat n pyrately cru chuggenly glide…..

Mayhaps oar knot we crews on Dis Moist Pleasant aquaworld  !

Who Knows !!

Who e’en cares  !!!

We izbee Buccaneeringly Marauding Pyrates    Aaaarrrggh !!!  !!!