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| on the river section |
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| Alrewas Lock |
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| Moorings at Fradley |
Cool weather greeted us with rain threatening so we set out
promptly. We passed the super slow boat moored up and headed for the river
section. The rain fell as gentle mist and cleared up as we reached Fradley. The
locks here are tricky to operate as they have minds of their own and various
gates open at random. At one lock I closed one gate then the self opening one
and Paul reversed the boat back to keep it shut while I ran to the far end to
let the water in. We moored up at the visitor mooring in the middle of the
flight. It is a good place for boat watching as there is always a lot happening
there as the Trent and Mersey canal meets the Coventry canal in the middle of the
flight of locks overlooked by a handy pub.
By the time we had eaten lunch the sun was blazing but Paul
had moored in the shade. Eventually we set out on the final set of locks back
to base. They were busy but the queue was moving slickly. We returned to the
marina in sun and again found it a beautiful place to moor. While Paul was busy
hoovering I walked Lottie (who hates the noise) round the marina and found it
had lovely carvings of dragonflies on the green spaces. We spent the afternoon
cleaning and tidying the boat for our next voyage, whenever that may be.
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