Well not really on it to be honest, more of a reconnaisance on foot to see what it had to offer around Teston. It certainly looked pretty, and with only a few boats moving very quiet and peaceful. As you can see from the pictures though not many places with a realistic chance of mooring - and those that did look possible often had signs forbidding it. I think some of the boatyards offered visitor mooring but that was about it. The vegetation caught in this kissing gate shows that the flood level was at least three feet above the towpath last winter, and the towpath was several feet above river level when we visited.
Further downstream we came across the sorry sight of a fairly large wooden cruiser with the bow still stuck in a tree and the port side underwater at the stern. I did look as though someone was working to recover her, but it looked like a long job. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be anyone on the river offering hire boats, so I can't see us cruising it as I wouldn't want to bring Caracol down the Thames Estuary even though I know others have done so.
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