Avon Gorge Cruise in pictures

On Saturday 12 April 2008 at 9:30 we took one of the Bristol Packets boats (the Tower Belle) out of the floating harbour, through the lock out onto the River Avon, under the Suspension Bridge and into the Bristol Channel.

With the sun behind the clouds and a chill wind blowing - many of us became frozen, as well as choking in the lock from the fumes of so many boats as we lost the height from the 9.6m depth of the floating harbour to the lower level of the Avon (with the tide coming in).

However, when the sun came out, the wind died down and clear water ahead of us it turned out to be a memorable, beautiful cruise.