Here I am Rune
Distance 2.5 miles
Total 2197 Locks 90
Tunnels
Running total mileage 3123.4 miles
Well we didn’t go as far as intended today as the weather
turned to rain after lunch so we decided to stay where were for the afternoon. We
still managed half a dozen locks but the mileage was pretty poor. This means
that tomorrow we will now have to take on the Stockton Flight and Calcutt
flight of locks. We will also need to take on fuel and water and my current
hope is to get to somewhere about Flecknoe. Weather forecast seems reasonable
(although a frost has been predicted).
The only event of any note today was the passage through the
Bascote Staircase locks which was temporarily held up by the boats in front who
apparently tried to drain the top lock into the bottom lock without closing the
top lock paddles. The end result was the bottom lock became awash since it is
only designed to take the volume of the top lock when emptied, not the water
from the pound above it! No real harm done though except a bit of wasted water.
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