Boy did we have a thunderstorm last night, about half ten there had been a few spots of rain, about eleven we are laying there and Diana says she can hear thunder so I got up and shut the engine room door to be met with a big flash of lightning, this lead to a real storm with 7½mm of rain.
No rush to get away today as we were only going to the port for the night. Sitting on the front deck eating lunch and a Mandarin Duck with her three chicks paid us a visit. Of course the Beluga came over again.
We finally set off at quarter to two meeting a couple of boats on the way. Diana walked down and photographer the sink hole yesterday afternoon, it was fairly level then.
After last nights rain it a hole again and not level. The towpath is closed with barriers but as usual people are ignoring them and moved them away.
We chugged on towards the Port passing under this poorly bridge.
When we arrived at the Port we wanted to fill with water, luckily the boat on the water point was about to leave, this also gave time to buy a couple of ice creams. Once that was all done we set off down the two locks, the first lock has to be left full, probably because the danger of visitors falling in. There is a short pound between the two locks so it looks like a staircase, but the short pound is connected to the adjoining lock flight to maintain a level. Once in the lower basin we reversed into a mooring opposite the Holiday Inn to moor for the night. The island we are moored on has several orchids growing on it.
Today’s Journey
6 miles with 2 locks in 3 hours
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