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Friday 19 November 2021

Crick

Again we were were away before 10, I’m not sure what’s going on here. I looks as if CRT are embracing the metric measurement DSCF5836system, my boat is 57 foot, now can I wind here or not, the answer is a definite not, you would be hard pushed to get anything longer than 10 meters round with the state of it.

We made our way to the bottom of the Watford flight passing two LNBP community boats who were doing a weeks skipper training course, when we passed they were practicing winding and reversing.

At the locks Diana walked up to find the Volockie while I moored up and walked to meet her, the first two locks were full and a boat on its way up the staircase, Diana was on her way down with the news that one boat was waiting to come down and we could do the first two locks and wait at the bottom of the staircase for the boat coming down to exit, a couple of minutes latter we were joined by the Volockie who assisted me with the locks while Diana brought the boat up. We had a very pleasant conversation all the way up as he not only understood how locks worked but was also a boater. We were the fifth boater to use the flight today The canal is already closed a few miles above the locks and these locks will be closing at end of play on Monday for repairs. After bidding him farewell we headed for Crick Tunnel, this is 1400 meters long and quite wet at the Crick end.DSCF5837

There were a few boats moored both after the tunnel and opposite Crick Marina, a short way past the marina there is a winding hole where we turned as its the last turning point before the closure at Yelvertoft. There has been a boat laying in the field by the winding hole for as long as I can remember, it is now minus its cabin.DSCF5839

We slowly made our way back to moor just before the tunnel entrance, stopping to fill the water tank at Crick Wharf on the way.map 7

 

Todays Journey 6¾ miles, 7 locks in 3¾ hours

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