We were lucky to be able to drive Zena right down to Oliver at The Inlet particularly as there was a light drizzle at the time. It only took a couple of minutes to get our few necessities of life on board and for Toby and Sarah to stuff Zena to the roof before making their way home.
The hotel boat “Kailani” moored up next to us and mentioned that they had met Oliver earlier on their trip from Devizes. The skipper said he had wondered how on earth Toby and Sarah had hoped to get from Northampton and back in three weeks!

We then had a stroll around Bristol City Centre stopping for “Romy’s Birthday Lunch” at the Pitcher and Piano. We had a short visit to the Cathedral our exit being hastened by the overpowering smoke and smell of incense.


The wind really built up through the day and it became very chilly when the sun went behind the clouds.
It was striking to see how Bristol merged the ancient arts of ship building with a modern harbour area.
It was Oliver’s rafters that were packed to the ceiling, and you still forgot the four bottles of wine!