There is no real log of this cruise, but in brief, it goes like this:

After getting down to Limehouse, we had a briefing from Andrew Phasey in the cruising club - complete with a free pint thanks to Andrew. The next morning we set off for Bow Locks, and went out two by two. We went slow for the last two to catch up, and then pushed the incoming tide downstream. Reaching Royal Docks' King George V lock just before high water. We shared the locking with several large cruisers, and Eddie Jordan's new yacht "The Snapper". We moored for the two weeks at the end of the dock, and visited the Boat Show a couple of times - little in the way of narrowboat stuff in there though.

We left early morning again to head towards East India Dock where a contingent from Limehouse was going to meet us. We all nicely arrived at the same time, and after a tug with a large barge came out of the lock it was our turn. We spent the night in the dock, all meeting in one of the pubs near the museum.

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