Hawne Basin

Here I am Rune

Distance 12 miles 

Total 4599 Locks  304 Tunnels

Running total mileage 6,724.2 miles

So we have now had what will certainly be the final cruise of the year, back from Birmingham City Centre to Hawne Basin. The weather wasn’t that auspicious when we set off as it almost immediately started to rain but that stopped by the time we reached Winson Green and from then on it was pretty uneventful. The only boat on the move was a small cruiser that had been moored near Pudding Green junction. It was difficult to work out what the helm was doing on it since he was all over the canal, I eventually gave up second guessing him and just ploughed on with my course deciding that if he moved to a position where a collision was likely I’d deal with it then rather than try to anticipate what he was doing.

 

It was a pleasant couple of days in Birmingham, a wander through the German Market, a swim at Aston University pool and a quick skate on the temporary ice rink so quite an athletic couple of days.

 

It seems likely that our next trip out will be sometime next year.