Thursday, 4 December 2014

Longwood Junction



Here I am Rune
Distance 0 miles
Total 757 Locks 28 Tunnels
Running total mileage 1151.2 miles

Well, by the time we’d got our act together today we decided that it was too late to make a run on the locks. Having looked at the pound below the locks and spoken with some CRT staff I’m reasonably happy that we are going to have enough depth to get through (famous last words?) but we will need to get a reasonably early start at this time of year since sundown is now before 4pm so the cruising time is limited. To get to Tipton which is the nearest place with any prospect of mooring, is through 9 locks and about 5 ½ miles along the canal. The actual mooring that  I’d be aiming at is in fact above the top lock at Ryders Green which may be another ½ mile. We’ll see how we get on.

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