We arrived at Limehouse Basin Marina last Tuesday and this long and arduous cruise is finally complete. We stayed in Ramsgate for an extra day after all. We were going to leave at 0330 0n Monday morning but we popped our heads out of the back enclosure and the temperature was about 12 degrees and it was blowing about 35kts so we went back to bed. We had a nice visit from Ben and Jessica and the babies and the wind finally settled down in the evening and we spent the night on the hook outside Ramsgate Harbour and left at first light on Tuesday. We had an uneventful run around North Foreland and into the estuary. Very fast with the tide and into the lock at about 1430. This was a bit exciting as the there was considerable wind and current.
We are moored up with lots of barges and narrow boats mostly liveaboards. Limehouse has been completely transformed even from seven years ago and totally unrecognizable from what I remember as a boy 40 years ago. The river has been developed and gentrified all the way down to Canary Wharf which is about 15 minutes walk away. There are lots of neighborhoods to explore. More photos of Limehouse to follow.
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