We have now left the Shropshire Union Canal and started to wend our way along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire to Great Hayward. The weather has been very mixed with mist, drizzle, heavy rain, hot sun and high humidity.
We are tonight moored above Penkridge Lock which is very busy compared to our previous few nights out in the country side.
We have now done 158 locks all narrow ones and 293 miles.
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| The old buildings at Autherley Junction the end of the Shropie. The left one is the old toll house. The larger one is the old lock keepers cottage. |
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| The sign is Stourport right and Great Hayward left. |
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| I think it refers to the boat |
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| Cormorant drying its wings - we have not seen many of these. |
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| Atherton lock is about 100 yards from the north bound carriage way of the M6. |
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| Our mooring tonight just before Penkridge lock. We are second on the left |
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| Fisherman on the boat behind us tonight. |
