Well that was hard work! If anybody tells you that cruising is easy just send them to me
It started so easy, lie in left the last location by 09.00 heading for a pump out, that I had already booked at Shearbourn Warf which you would think would be situated in Shearbourn Wharf but oh no this is Birmingham after squeezing Buggerlugs though the narrow passageways into the wharf only to be informed that the pump out had moved and is now is relocated on the main line (the Main Line is a canal that is wide enough to get the QE2 down, anyway this now meant that Buggerlugs had to put a TUTU do a pirouette and return through the same passage we had just come down
After that all was great the Main Line is a lovely big wide canal with lots of tradition and history we worked our way up to Tipton locks here there are three the only ones before the Wolverhampton flight, By now I had noticed that the canal was getting very shallow and after dropping Noreen off to start the lock it happed, One big thump and we were attached to the bottom it took us half an hour to shift her, after freeing her and getting into the first lock the next two were not as difficult. however on leaving the last lock we had to do a very sharp left turn down the Dudley canal towards the boat museum which now we will walk to tomorrow because the canal is so thick with string weed and lilies travel ia very difficult with overheating engine and propeller blocked with weed
All this was accomplished in the hottest day here yet by 2,30 we were knackered and decided that enough is enough,, I had managed to get us turned around and ready to return so tomorrow we are walking o the museum its safer
However that may sound horrendous but its all in a days boating it keeps us fit
It started so easy, lie in left the last location by 09.00 heading for a pump out, that I had already booked at Shearbourn Warf which you would think would be situated in Shearbourn Wharf but oh no this is Birmingham after squeezing Buggerlugs though the narrow passageways into the wharf only to be informed that the pump out had moved and is now is relocated on the main line (the Main Line is a canal that is wide enough to get the QE2 down, anyway this now meant that Buggerlugs had to put a TUTU do a pirouette and return through the same passage we had just come down
After that all was great the Main Line is a lovely big wide canal with lots of tradition and history we worked our way up to Tipton locks here there are three the only ones before the Wolverhampton flight, By now I had noticed that the canal was getting very shallow and after dropping Noreen off to start the lock it happed, One big thump and we were attached to the bottom it took us half an hour to shift her, after freeing her and getting into the first lock the next two were not as difficult. however on leaving the last lock we had to do a very sharp left turn down the Dudley canal towards the boat museum which now we will walk to tomorrow because the canal is so thick with string weed and lilies travel ia very difficult with overheating engine and propeller blocked with weed
All this was accomplished in the hottest day here yet by 2,30 we were knackered and decided that enough is enough,, I had managed to get us turned around and ready to return so tomorrow we are walking o the museum its safer
However that may sound horrendous but its all in a days boating it keeps us fit
There are some narrow bits which are really narrow
but who cares its a nice day
this is how badly weeded it is
even my jungle training is no use in this
now this is easy cruising
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