Back To Stone, 5 Locks.

Some strange chats at the locks.

This morning was looking very good as far as being dry was concerned, but, and this is a big but, the very second I opened the sliding hatch, the rain (that must have been waiting just outside) let itself in.

Just spitting then but it got gradually stronger as we moved along........which wasn't nice.

 

Here's a terrible picture of a Robin, I thought they were just a winter bird.
Here endeth my degree in ornithology.

Now I did tell you that you were taking that corner a bit too fast didn't I ?

This is the service point at Stone, there is one place to pull in for water etc and also whilst you wait for the lock. Can you spot the emerging boat?

Its in there somewhere, that emerging boat wanted to be where we are now to take on water, there is also another boat behind us wanting to be there as well to wait for the lock.
This has to be one of the worst thought out sanitary stations on the whole system.


Meeting two different boaters with wild ideas today was a bit strange. The first was a hire boat crew who have one and a half days to get back to Napton junction to return the boat.
Stone to Napton in a day and a half???...... not without wings.
The second was a pair who had just bought their boat and thought they were on the River Trent on their way to London...........Whoaaaa.


We are back in Stone now and it is coming down in sheets whilst I am typing this, D nipped out to the shops to get a paper before this started..............oh dear.





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






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