Norton Junction To Winwick. 3 locks, 1 Staircase And Another Tunnel.

Breaking new ground today!

Yesterday evening was a proper picture. A lovely end to another painting day.





Here we are then, and these ones are wild.
The lack of Daffodils at the moment is making the early evening news around here. Get to Norton Junction and you can see at least two.






A tankful of water this morning, then it was off onto the Leicester section of the Grand Union. It was not long before Watford Gap was reached.

The M1 noise experience was amplified by the addition of the high speed rail link.
The locks here seem to be from another world let alone a bygone age.







The Watford staircase.
The lock keeper appeared and said "are you ok with doing this?"
Yes says D.
Then he cleared off!
This is unlike any staircase we have done so far as there are pounds off to the side of every lock. Each lock must be filled from the adjacent pound via the red paddles and the lock above must be drained back into the pound via the white paddles.
A little rhyme to help is:
Red before white, everything alright.
White before red you will wish you were dead. (Of embarrassment)






Climbing up,







These locks do look a long way up in between each one.






The Crick Tunnel was next on the agenda. Wet in there, very wet.
Not a patch on the Blisworth for wetness though but still enough to leave mineral stains all over the new paintwork.





There is always light at the end of the tunnel...........thankfully.






Look................ another one.




Crunchie update:

She can swim!!
A soggy soggy very embarrassed cat is licking herself dry in front of the fire at the moment.
Lets hope that is her lesson learnt.






Until next time.............................








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