Following a
lazy Tuesday morning we set off up the 11 locks in the Wilmcote flight. There was a longer pound before the final
three so we stopped for lunch. In the
end we spent a few hours there as Karen wanted to bake some cakes and a couple
of quiches to make sure there were no perishables left on the boat when we
leave it for a few days at the end of the week.
As usual, I had no cause for complaint.
We completed
the final three locks in the late afternoon and moored just before Wilmcote. I noticed a plastic cruiser adrift in front
of us and pulled it in with a boat hook.
Fortunately the pins were still attached to its lines so I knocked them
back in. I posted a message on various
Facebook groups (as is the norm when people rescue a boat) so hopefully the
owner will return soon. The trouble with
pins is that when boats go by too fast the pins have a tendency to pull
out if they have not been secured correctly.
Only a couple of photographs today as we are returning up the stretch we covered a week or so
ago but I took a picture of one of the bridges that typify the Stratford canal
just to remind ourselves how much we have enjoyed it.
I also saw this posted earlier today and it rather tickled me as it appeals to my sense of humour.
This is our evening view out of the front.
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