Side cloths are on under the top cloths on one side!
A trip to Metcalf's in Nottingham last week, to take delivery of our new set of black sheets (cloths) for the butty and we were ready for the weather.
Approaching 'carnage corner' in Shardlow
We managed to get one side done but the fact that we needed to spin the boat round and have good weather at the same time, beat us. We decided to wait until we got to Alrewas, the other side of Burton, where the towpath changes sides anyway.
Flicking the butty into the lock at Shardlow
A 60 foot butty doesn't 'flick' into the lock quite as easily as the shorter version, but Richard got it sussed.
Coming into Weston Lock with a good bywash, to the left of the picture
Aston and Weston lock, we breasted them up beforehand using the bywash to help keep them together.
Stenson lock - deepest on the Trent and Mersey Canal and my pet hate because of it's depth at 12'6"
Coming up through Stenson lock, we decided to moor alongside the tarmac towpath to give us a rest from the quagmires of previous days. Not good when you have dogs!
So now we wait out the incoming storm and also celebrate Richard's birthday. The river at Alrewas will be up for a few days yet and various lock 'stoppages' are making our progress extremely slow. Lots of waiting around, but at least it is giving us the time to leapfrog the car and get lots of jobs done in and out of the boats.....
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