Tuesday, 20 May 2014

20th May. Day 18. Leicester => Birmingham Ring. Oxford Canal Bridge 81 (near Barby) to Bridge 26 (near Brinklow)


















Hillmorton Top Lock.



Newbold Tunnel

















Swan Family.


All Oaks Wood.

8.20 leave moorings. We were planning to stop near bridge 58 for Tescos. We did this stopping just after the bridge and topping up with water at 11.30. We then pulled ourselves forward to moor for Tescos shop. When we got back we discovered we'd run out of gas. Since we were only 200 yards from the entrance to Rugby Wharf we couldn't have run out at a better time!


We phoned the wharf and they said "pop in" for some gas. We set off after lunch about 13.30 and by 14.15 we'd got 2 new gas bottles which I'd attached, checked out, relit the boiler and we were back on the main canal again.

We stopped as planned just after Grimes Bridge (26)  at 16.30 with the back and middle of the boat on pile moorings and the front on a suspect pin.  

I've got the canalplan website to work out the total mileage etc for the ring we completed today. Its 191 miles and 194 locks and at 6 hours a day should take 18 days. Its the 18th day today.

Tofay 13 miles and 3 locks = 16 lock miles

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