Audlem flight face us today - 15 locks followed by two further flights of 5 each in quick succession. And its HOT.
Well we managed the first lock or two no problem - but then caught up Motor 'Ferrous' pulling its Butty 'Susan'. The pair are owned and lived on by three generations of the same family. This was slow - very slow, all the way up through the flight.
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| Ferrous and Susan |
Eventually they stopped for lunch so we managed to get passed them! Through all of this we had a shared ownership boat behind us complaining they had to be somewhere and how long it was taking. In the end we pulled in for water and let them by.
A feature of this Shropshire Union is that it cuts straight through the countryside rather than following the countours. This means it has several high embankments, as well as several deep cuttings. The cuttings get quite narrow and it was along one that we met 'three men in a boat'. They kindly pulled over to let us by, but as they moved into the side the boat lurched over. I asked if they were OK and they said they were fine - but I stopped and waited to see if they could get off the underwater obstruction. They couldnt! In the end we backed up to them and took a rope. With is pulling and their reversing they finally popped off.
Moored right out in the country again at bridge 50 outside Cheswardine.
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| The Shroppie Fly pub |
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| Manhandling 'Susan' through a lock |
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| Three men in a boat |
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| View from bridge 50 |
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| Our mooring at bridge 50 |
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