So after a couple of days rest and doing the washing, cleaning the boat etc Nick topped the batteries up and refilled the stern gland with grease it was on the move again but not for long, as we approached the last 2 locks on the wheel lock flight the CRT boys were there, they asked us if we could wait for 30 minutes whilst they fitted a new paddle, yep no problem, after all boating is not to be rushed is it now :) so anyway 2 hours later they let us through after refilling the pound, all this time i was watching out of the side hatch, after they said it's ok to go through i closed the hatch squashing my thumb in the door, so we got through the first lock ok but the boat coming up in the last lock got stuck on the concrete cill so they had to flood the pound to get it off the cill which took another 30 minutes, oh well that's what boating is all about, so here's some pic's of the pound.
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| Arm at wheel lock |
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| looking back |
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| Lock with broken paddle |
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| empty pound |
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| Man with a grinder |
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| Paddle gear |
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| looking back |
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| looking from above |
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| Refilling the pound |
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| and another sunken boat |
4 Miles and 12 Locks
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