Here I am Rune
Distance 1.3 miles
Total 814 Locks 37 Tunnels
Running total mileage 1230.2miles
Another short hop to Black Country Museum moorings for a
couple of nights. A gloriously sunny trip although a bit cold, and threatening
to be even colder tonight with quite a frost forecast. When we got here to the
BCM moorings it is apparent that there is quite a bit of work now going on as
they have contractors who have cut down most of the trees on the sanitary
station side of the canal and, having read up on it, it appears that they are
going to build another bridge over the canal here to give disabled access to
the canal trips into the tunnel (at the moment they have to go over a bridge by
the tunnel entrance which is fitted with steps). One thing I have found out
today and that is, provided that your boat is low enough (air draught of less
than 5’5”) the Dudley Canal Trust are contracted to tow you free through the
tunnel. Engines aren’t allowed to be used in the tunnel as there is very little
ventilation. Unfortunately with the top boxes we have on ‘Rune’ we are well
over the permitted height.
So it’s here until Sunday and then back through the delights
of Netherton and Gorsty tunnels back to Hawne Basin.
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