Well it happened again, Diana set off to walk to the lock, I dropped the bow rope off and before I got to the stern a boat came chugging down the cut, so I followed them down to the lock. At the lock a chap was repairing the rendering to the building beside it.
I am not sure how his work will stand up in this heat. By the time we had turned the lock and started going down a CRT work boat turned up below, surprisingly he was single handed, they usually have a lock wheeler with them. Just beyond the visitor moorings and BBQ area there are a couple of trees down on the offside with just room for a boat to pass through.
By the time we reached Minshull Lock the boat ahead was on its way down, there was a chap standing their wearing a life jacket who I assumed was ether CRT of a Volockie. Diana walked down and it seamed forever for the next boat to come up, the strange thing was Diana wasn't doing anything, eventually we entered the lock and the chap with the lifejacket suggested Diana hopped back onboard and he would work us down. It was then I found out from Diana he was from the Marina and was instructing the lady who had bought a boat on how a lock works. If I had known one of us would have stayed up top who was fully concentrating on our boat not a customer.Eventually we were out of the lock, CRT are repairing the piling along behind the lock moorings.
I can only assume (very dangerous) that this is a repair of a leak. a pile of clay against the edging.
By now things were really warming up and it was getting towards lunch time so after passing under the railway we pulled over and moored for the night.
Today’s Journey
7 Miles with 2 locks in 3 hours.
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