Last nights mooring above Aston Lock wasn't to bad. No real problem with noisy fireworks, thank goodness. Maybe it was the heavy rain that had something to do with it. Unfortunately we couldn't stay there and sit it out for the main firework event this evening. Our son and family will be returning our car to us tomorrow and we have arranged to meet them at Sawley. As we dropped down Aston Lock, I was shocked at the amount of leakage pouring out from the sluice. Ian checked that the paddle gear was down, which it was, so I wonder what has caused this .
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| Aston Lock |
We dropped through Shardlow Lock and as Ian wanted to do an oil change, we moored near to Millers at Shardlow. At Midland Chandlery he was quoted over £22 for the oil. He refused to pay that price and he was glad he did as it was only £19 from Millers. ( still more then he wanted to pay but then he is a bit of a skinflint ).We were not quite ready to leave our mooring when a Canal time came past so I fuIly expected the lock at Derwant Mouth to be against us. Imagine my surprise to find they had done the right thing and waited for another boat to turn up. Good on them for trying to conserve our water supplies. The river Trent was still very low, even after all the rain we've had and as we crossed over the River Derwant I had the first real view of the new Long Horse bridge. Although it now appears finished it still not open to the public. I'm hopeful that this will be rectified in the very near future..
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| The Long awaited Long Horse Bridge. |
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