Quick and early...

A very short outing today, just to try to identify a boat I saw last Saturday evening under the North Circular above Stonebridge.

I'd already flagged up to the Trust that this was a hazard, and posted a warning on the Facebook London Boaters group.

When I passed Stonebridge that day, a boater wanted to talk about having collided with this boat while passing under the bridge. And I messed up - I should have immediately got their details and reported the collision. Instead, I asked the boater to pass the details to London Enquiries themselves.

Yesterday I was asked to go and get some identifying details for this boat - but I was still in recovery mode. I should explain, I have a neurological condition (Myasthenia Gravis) that can leave me very fatigued when I over-exert myself, and sometimes I need to take a day of enforced rest to recover. Yesterday was one of those days.

I learned from Facebook that the boat had been moved somehow, down through Stonebridge lock to some shallows between Stonebridge and Tottenham locks.

And this morning I had a few more beans inside me - so I cycled up the towpath and took a few more pics for the Canal & River Trust.

As you can see there's not much to identify this boat except its length (about 20') and its name. From that the Trust can perhaps track down its owner and put the two boaters' insurers in touch with each other.