Well last night the fisherman gave up on the tent for a while and re-erected it when the wind moderated a bit and using his van as bit of a wind break. The highest wind speed I recorded was steady 25MPH gusting 38MPH. You can see his tent at the end beside the van and also our nice mooring posts.
Just before we set off this morning a boat went by so we followed them to Sneyd Services where they stopped with friends, As I type this they have just backed into the Bentley Arm and are moored opposite us.
Another bridge with a plaque on it, this one self explanatory (the answer to the other one is in the comments)
The first section of the canal has lots of rafts of dead reeds that have snapped off over the winter months, floating stuff can be a nuisance but its the stuff below the surface that is the problem as can be seen by this rather robust bag I had to cut from the propeller a little later.
Approaching Sneyd they are refurbishing the tow path so officially a long length of the towpath is closed, needles to say the barriers have been removed at each end and people are using it which is not surprising as no work is taking place at themoment, maybe its an extended Easter break. The hopper to carry the ballast are moored on the service moorings at Sneyd. CRT also have a towpath closer out for the Rushall canal but again no sign of any work even about to start, not even the barriers.
After Sneyd we had 3 weedhatch stops, one of which was for the bag, that brought us to a full stop. The others for polly, blanket weed binding in twigs etc. Lots of time things cleared with a touch of reverse.
Today’s Journey
11½ miles, no locks in 5¼ hours
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