On Thursday our time was up at the Black Country Living Museum so after winding and mooring alongside a hireboat who had inconsiderately moored on the waterpoint we topped up our watertank, got rid of our rubbish and moved on.
Our journey on Thursday was very short, we retraced our route back as far as the aqueduct by the Netherton Tunnel where we moored for the night. Then on Friday we dropped down through the Brades Locks, pausing only to remove a segment of plastic safety fencing and onto the New Line. From there it was a straight run back into Birmingham where we have moored about fifty yards from where we were moored before.
Yesterday we took a trip into the market, where I was pleased to discover that the herb stall that I remembered from a previous visit still exists, she just isn't there every day. Next time we are here on a Saturday I'll make a list of what I need.
Today we heard that there are problems at the Minworth Locks so the canal is closed there, with the Wolverhampton Flight still closed that is two of (what I think of) the main five routes into and out of Birmingham closed. Thankfully that is the way we came into Brum and we are heading in a different direction.
Our recent journeys were 8.8 miles, 3 locks and 1 tunnel
This year we have travelled 321.9 miles, 291 locks, 6 swing bridges, 13 lift bridges and 7 tunnels
In 2012 we travelled 876.9 miles, 675 locks, 55 swing bridges, 23 lift bridges and 31 tunnels
In 2011 we travelled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels
During 2010 we travelled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels
Since Ray retired we have travelled 2400.5 miles, 2052 locks, 117 swing bridges, 74 lift bridges and 78 tunnels
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