Leaving our overnight mooring
With windlass poised ready to tackle Wilmcote Locks, a flight of eleven in total divided into three distinct parts: two outer threes and a middle five.
Trev is lining up to enter the lock.
These loose bricks make gate opening a touch tricky.
The maintenance men have arrived,
along with two volunteer lock-keepers.
Happy happy days!!!
For ease of maintenance and access to this canal side cottage, the status of the towpath here has been upgraded to that of a minor road.
First of these beautiful bridges
Had to take a photo of these two in their boaters neckerchiefs, aptly named Rosie and Jim
A big thank you to our helper for today.
After the width of the rivers the canal seems so narrow,
and what a contrast in the bridges!!!
Approaching Wilmcote - alight here for Mary Arden's House, a visit is called for!!!!
Almost 2 miles and 11 locks in 2hrs 10 mins
Tewksbury tonight no room in the Inn at Upton had to do a 5 hr day today.
ReplyDeleteCheating getting help up a flight lol.
Is that your floral arrangement on the towpath at Lowsonford. I may have just walked past on my way back to the boat...
ReplyDeleteMick.