Back in August our journey north continued upstream on the River Severn. We enjoyed an overnight stop on the pontoon at Upton, a very pretty little town, built up to take advantage of river trade, and the fact that one of the few bridges that spanned the river for many miles.
That river trade is still in evidence as we realised when a heavily laden barge thundered past us. These are the 350 tonne Cemex aggregate barges that plough up and down steam all day, to both a processing plant and then onto the ready mix cement plant near Gloucester
We gave them a wide berth if we saw one approaching, and we carried on cruising up to Worcester.
We had planned to leave the river and moor in town, but, surprise surprise there was a problem with one of the locks, so we bagged another 48 hour pontoon mooring. And with a view of the cathedral it was a good decision.
We have friends who live in Worcester, so it was nice to be invited into a home for a cuppa and cake for a change. We made a few more friends in Worcester during our 2 days, as 80 penguins were also exploring the city as part of a fund raising initiative for the local hospice.
https://waddleofworcester.co.uk/
I think I saw about 20 of them on my waddle around town. They were auctioned off in October and raised £330,000. They were all fun to look at and even more fun was seeing the smiles on the faces of the children enjoying them
As boaters we still get excited seeing kingfishers along the cut, but they’re notoriously hard to spot. And sadly this is one i didnt spot.
