So pleased to see the sun today as we have a lot of locks to do.
We left our Aston mooring at 8.30 and headed straight for the remaining 8 Aston
locks. We were able to do these quickly as most of them were set in our favour
and they are very close together so there is little travelling time between
them. Just time for a quick coffee before arriving at the Farmer’s Bridge
flight up into Birmingham.
13 locks and nearly 2 hours later we emerged into the centre of
Birmingham. Although there were no volunteer lock-keepers on duty anywhere
today to help us, we thought that we had been very efficient in accomplishing 21
locks before lunch!
We topped up our water supply, had lunch and then went to have a
look at the Roundhouse. After many years of neglect, this building has now been
restored. There is still work to be done on the interior displays, but the
actual building is looking really good.
After doing some shopping we returned to the boat where Steve
continued with his waxing and polishing.
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| We're the 4th on the right. |
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| A welcoming bollard |
Tonight’s mooring is a popular one, but at, this time of year, has the disadvantage of being close to trees which are shedding seeds – we now have fluffy cobwebs!
Today’s miles and locks – 2.75 miles 21 locks
Total miles and locks – 39.00 miles 52 locks
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