My phone call this morning managed to secure us passage through the Frankton Locks onto the Montgomery Canal. Luckily there was a small narrowboat in the queue to go down so we were able to get Scott's little fibreglass cruiser sharing the locks with that so it wasn't too bad.
It is a good job that we have to turn round and come back the same way as my camera battery is flat so I haven't got any pictures yet, this is such a pretty canal. It is so peaceful. BW only let about 8 boats per day through the locks and as it is possible to get all the way to the end in one day a lot of people come down one day, back to the lock flight the next and back up on the third. we intend to spend about ten days down here so we can go exploring the length of canal that is being restored but isn't navigable at the moment.
Much of the canal passes through a nature reserve and there is a huge variety of wild life. I have definitely fallen in love with the Monty.
We moored for the night at Queen's Head, opposite the pub of the same name. The only bad thing about this canal is the lack of mooring spots, but I'm told it is easier to find places further down. On the stretch we went through today the reeds are very thick which would make getting into the bank hard and what we could see of the bank didn't look very stable.
Another day without internet signal but this will appear eventually!
Today's journey 5.3 miles and 5 locks
So far this year we have travelled 192.5 miles, 122 locks, 22 lift bridges and 5 tunnels
Since Ray retired we have travelled 930.9 miles, 767 locks, 55 swing bridges, 26 lift bridges and 30 tunnels.
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