We are turning around today and going back down the
canal. It was hot, humid and sunny as we
turned around in the winding hole which was just past where we were moored at
Kilby Bridge. We stopped at the services
to get water, get rid of rubbish etc.
While we were there another boat came into the services, a girl who was
on her own. She asked us if we were going through the locks and we said yes,
she said did we want to share with her.
Her Mum lives nearby and was coming to help with the lock and also her
mum’s partner was cycling down the towpath to meet her and help with the locks
as well. It sounded like a good idea to
us, so we said that would be good.
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| Coming up Bumblebee Lock |
We set off along the canal to the first lock, we are doing 7
today. It was full so we had to set the
lock first but with two of us doing it, it didn’t take long. Through this lock and onto the next one where
we met the chap on the bike who had come to help as well. Having an extra pair of hands really helps.
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| Chugging onto the next lock |
The next couple of pounds between the locks were very low of
water and we had to stay right in the middle of the canal otherwise we would
have got stuck on the bottom. Kev did
have a bit of trouble getting in one of the locks, he went so far in and just
stopped, but he gave it some welly and eventually got into the lock.
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| Almost up Newton Top Lock |
We met a few boats coming down so the last couple were set
for us, which always makes life easier.
We all worked together and before we knew it, we were in Newton Top
lock, our last lock for today. The girl
who was on the other boat, her dad lives in the cottage by this lock, so she
stopped to fill up with water. We said
bye and thanks for the help and went on our way down the canal under Bridge 80
and 79 and then moored just after there in the spot we moored at on the way down. It is a nice sunny quiet spot.
We had lunch and watched the Qualifying of the Grand Prix,
then walked up to the Rural Centre just across the fields and up the lane that
we visited on the way down. It was quite
busy again today. We had a wander around
and went in the Deli and bought some Turkish Delight Pistachio flavour and some
home-made Baklava made by the Turkish chap who runs the shop. We also had an ice-cream and then walked back
to the canal. It was very humid and we
heard some rumbles of thunder as we walked back to the boat, but it didn’t come
to nothing and the sun came back out, it was still very hot though.
We are staying here tonight, then chugging on tomorrow, not
that far though just through five locks and a tunnel.
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| Moored at Wistow |
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