A bit drizzly last night but that had dried up by this morning. We were away our normal time but the weather although not raining was very overcast and felt damp. Looking down the Aston flight as we rounded Aston Junction I could see the first lock was empty, with a bit of luck Farmers bridge would be the same and this turned out to be the case. We met a boat coming down under the office block with a Volockie, he was worried we wouldn’t be able to pass above the lock, he then told me that there was another hire boat following. We met them with their Volockie a couple of locks later. Although the locks were effectively empty I had to draw the paddles on most of them to open the bottom gate. This was until we reached lock 5 and the next 4 all had the bottom gate wide open, I think this may have been due to a dog walker who had closed a gate foe me earlier . We were going to pull in for water at the top of the locks but another boat, that’s the third today pulled in there before we left the lock.
As well as water this is the only rubbish disposal in Birmingham and in there wisdom CRT have made it a winter mooring, so if you need water, elsan disposal or rubbish over the winter expect to find a boat moored there . There is only room for about three boats so why they didn’t put them in Cambrian Wharf I don’t know
We carried on across Old Turn and into the Oozells Street Loop to moor for the night. Since we have been here we have been joined by another boat.
Today’s Journey
1¾ miles, 13 locks in 2 hours
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