Woken this morning at 5AM! by a boat leaving early to beat the heat. We set off after breakfast - around 9am. The wildlife seems to be enjoying the heat and we have seen loads of Kingfishers.
Stopped at Kidderminster to get some supplies and met a motor and butty coming the other way through our first lock - being handled single handed! He is finding it too hard and has the pair up for sale (not surprised!) We were not delayed for long as soon on our way.
We were soon in Stourport where the canal junctions with the River Severn. It was really interesting getting through the historic canal basins and negotiating the pairs of locks down to the river. The last lock presented a few problems as there was a strong current in the river and hard for us to get out and return to close the gates. Four gongoozlers readily agreed to help, and closed the gates for us.
The Severn is very different to the canal and is very like the River Thames above Oxford. There are few moorings, other than those provided by riverside pubs, which is a real hardship. We stopped for the evening at a pontoon below the Hamstall Ferry pub where we had a meal and a jar or two.
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| Single handing a Butty & motor in Kidderminster |
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| The Bird in Hand...... no more to be said |
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| Stourport's historic canal basin |
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| Locking down onto the River Severn |
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| Our mooring for the night |
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