Forward to Godalming

Eventually the urge to move on comes and after a pleasant few days we pushed on to Godalming.

 This old tree stump looks like a horse`s head.

 

The entry and end (left) of navigation in Godalming is very much a non event. No large basin to wind (turn) just the one warehouse now used by the horseboat as a resting stable. The river makes a sharp turn (right) and becomes shallow so the boats have to turn at this corner amongst boats moored where they can find room. Godalming is a small Surrey town with a good selection of shops. We stocked up on groceries at Sainsbury`s and I managed to get ATF for a gearbox service and distilled water to top up the batteries.

 Just after leaving Godalming the horse drawn boat carrying a full load of passengers approached.

 This is Broadford bridge and I can tell you it is a tiny bit higher on the towpath side. On the way back we managed to scrape a lot of rust from the underside of the bridge so I`m guessing about an inch less room this side.

 The headroom gauge reads 2 meters (6ft 3inches) which could lessen following a lot of rain so be aware if you boat this way.

Another lovely mooring just far enough past the bridge that we can`t hear the traffic.