The plan (remember that word) for this morning was to drop back and fill with water, but there were two boat there already and one had a chair out to sit on while his tank filled, so we gave it a miss and will fill tomorrow.
9-30am and we set of, not as warm as yesterday and a bit cloudy, the first lock was with us, but it was the only one. We think the chap getting water had gone up, turned round and came down again. As for locks we met 9 boats this morning and only 2 locks were with us, its unbelievable how fast the water is leaking into them.
The cows, I suspect its the same herd where one was in the canal when we came down were all out in the butter cups.
Passing a farm a but further up the cut, I wonder what would happen if the farmer tried putting a tractor on a boat with this on the back, Its for stirring the slurry pit on a cattle farm.
We even had a few spots of rain at one point and I mean only a few, we all checked to see it it was what we felt, mind you the sky was very dark at that point.
At Thurlwood top lock the metal gate fender is hanging on by a wind and a prayer or maybe just the top bolt
Round the corner to the Rode Heath visitor moorings, when we arrived there were only 4 boats here, there are a few more now and it will probably be full by tonight.
Today’s Journey
4½ miles, 14 locks in 3½ hours
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