Totals to Day 61
Memorable events still only 11
Cappuccinos to date now 14 the latest being in The Mess at Brewood
Lift bridges 27, Locks 196 and 376 miles
We have only moved 2 miles and 3 locks today and have moored above Bratch locks pictured above. They are a group of 3 locks like a staircase but there is a small gap between each one so they have to be treated as separate locks( there is no room to pass another boat). Water passes between the locks into side pounds which controls the levels between each lock as you go up or down- very good piece of simple engineering.
We walked a half mile to the Old Station Tea Shoppe in Wombourne which served an excellent filter coffee and toasted bath bun (unfortunately no cappuccino). The station is ex South Staffordshire Railway/Great Western which is now on a long distance footpath.
We have decided to stay here tonight as I have an excellent Orange 3g signal so that I can post this entry, the last week has been very bad for a 3g signal. It is cloudy and warm but we have just had a heavy shower which has now stopped so I think its time to do a few jobs around the boat.
