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| dwelling by the canal |
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| hire boat coming out |
It was another pleasant morning, a nice surprise as the long
range forecast had not suggested good weather after the weekend.
We passed the
other two hire boats at our first lock one moored below and the other above.
As
we were leaving the lock a privateer pulled out ahead of us and we followed
them to the following lock where there was a queue.
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| tiny tunnel |
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| tree tunnel |
It was a busy time on the canal, but lots of boats stopped
at Kinver. A hire boater messed up his attempt at mooring and drifted across
the canal stopping the traffic.
I felt for the tiller-man - it’s not funny when
others are watching your mistakes. After getting stuck on the mud bank he
managed to moor on his second attempt.
We also moored up above Hyde lock but
without visiting the mud bank.
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| through the trees |
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| our second tunnel of the day |
After lunch we cruised on enjoying the canal’s contours
dominated by the steep hills.
Fortunately there were no queues at the locks.
However a cruiser was slow on the way down. The boat was new to its elderly
owners and they were having trouble steering. However some walkers, a mother
and daughter, had joined them as crew and worked the locks for them in return
for a somewhat erratic cruise.
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| no way through |
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| the lock pins |
On leaving the lock the elderly helmsman got confused and
steered into the brambles hanging from the cliff, but managed to push off and wiggled
on his way. I wonder how far the temporary crew went before they left the boat
and walked home.
We finally moored up at Swindon which is a lovely quiet spot
with a great takeaway.
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| old bridge with original bridge sign |
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