Here I am Rune
Distance 3.3 miles
Total 3450 Locks 194 Tunnels
Running total mileage 5010.8 miles
Since we managed to get onto the 14 day moorings in Birmingham City Centre, we decided to make use of them and have remained on the mooring for about a week making a few visits into the city centre whilst there. It shows the beauty of the narrow boat since a week in a hotel in the City centre would probably set you back somewhere of the order of £500 for two in a budget hotel, Premier Inn, Travelodge, etc whereas our week in the city centre has cost us nothing.
We have now moved on to Engine Arm at Smethwick to take advantage of their washing machine to get a decent hot wash and tumble dry on our towels which are better washed at a higher temperature than the 30 degrees we use on the washing machine on the boat. We could increase the wash temperature but it depletes the batteries so if we can do a hot wash ashore, we will do.
We’ll only be here until tomorrow and then we’ll potter along the Old Main line either to the Black Country Museum moorings if any are free or on a bit further to Tipton. We’ll be heading back to Hawne Basin on Friday.
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