To date 70 locks, 103 miles, 13 swing bridges and still only 1 cappaccino- this could change as its Newbury tomorrow.
Our mooring tonight
View down river from Woolhampton lock which shows the river entering from the right and the lift bridge just round the corner. The instructions on the lock side are to open the lift bridge before leaving the lock ( ie you then run the rapids)
The line of the K&A was used as a defence line in the Second World War and there are many pill boxes still to be seen.
A boatmans view of the river rapids below Woolhampton lock.
K&A locks are large but according to Anne easy peasey.
There are now only 2 turf sided locks left on the K&A. This is Monkey Marsh lock at Thatcham
which has to be left empty I assume so that the earth sides do not absorb too much water and then subside. They are very unique and part of the pleasure of this canal.
