Wednesday 20 April 2011

Shadow's new base at Wigram's Turn Marina

After the effort of publishing a post every day of our recent trip I have been taking a few days off. Now I'm back, and here's where Shadow is based until we vote to move again.


Wigram's Turn Marina was recently built at Napton Junction. Coming from the Grand Union (Birmingham direction) you pass under the junction bridge and go straight into the marina entrance. In the above photo you can see both the junction bridge and Shadow (in the centre, just this side of Moonshine) (click on photo to enlarge).


Our mooring is at the end of a finger pontoon right by a services pillar with electricity and water. The pontoon is just wide enough for the useful trollies onto which you can load your baggage - but you have to watch out for the mooring cleats and service pillars! Unfortunately the thread on the water point has been damaged, and I couldn't find a lead to connect to the electric socket!

Shadow's roses and castles boards -usually on the back doors - have been removed for repainting.

3 comments:

Vallypee said...

Looks like a very well serviced marina, Halfie. Is it easy for you to reach from home?

Halfie said...

VallyP, yes, it seems good so far. And it's only just over three hours' drive from home, so much more convenient than Shadow's previous base which was about six hours away.

And welcome back!

Vallypee said...

Thanks!
By the way, three hours still seems quite far, but then if you're getting a good week or two for it, then it isn't so bad, is it?