New Home Mooring

Away just after ten from what was probably the quietest mooring all trip, no cars, no motorbike, no trains, no early morning joggers, I can’t say I even noticed an owl.
Passing the private plot moorings just past Brinklow marina I noticed on has a hot tub out front.

Armada have their hire boats in, this must be the most unusual hire boat available.

Then it was time for another tunnel, this is the 7th this trip, we have done the rest of them twice.

   I wonder if this boater has the real answer to CRT’s continual reduction of waste faculties. I can remember my dad doing the same when I was a kid. Tins and every thing went in, what was left went into the bin. 

We stopped for a bit of lunch just below Hillmorton Locks before going up the flight. There were 2 Volockies on duty which helped as my back is playing up, but they only do the bottom lock. The middle one was with us and as we locked up someone came down the top so we could both leave gates open. Just as we were about to exit the top another boat arrived so no need to close that gate. Then on past the new houses and down Barby Straight passed all the moored boats to our new mooring for the next 12 months.
Once tucked in it was onto the CRT site to register the new mooring, what a palaver. They start by asking  which canal, which mooring. Then evidence of the 12 month mooring contract then contact details for the mooring and which mooring it is. so they get that information 3 times.

Today’s Journey

9¾miles with 3 locks in 4 hours

This trip we have done 160 miles and 95 locks.
This map shows all the trips we have done this year.