Our delayed trip to the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canal finally started yesterday with us leaving home at 06.45 for our final trip to Wigrams Turn Marina. They have increased our fees by 33% so therefore after 7 years it was time to move on. We both agreed that the 3 hour journey was the longest we wanted to do so therefore it had to be near Braunston. We have arranged to go into Calcutt Marina on our return which is one mile and three locks away. As we left the crews of Canterbury Pearl and Moonshadow waved goodbye.
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| Braunston Turn junction-my favourite-now even better after CRT volunteers have tidied it up and planted some spring sunshine |
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| Mother coot on her nest in Wigrams |
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| She has it on an old post right next to the main channel into the services part of the marina and is not phased at all by the passing boats |
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| Napton Junction or Wigrams Turn from the bridge crossing the Grand Union Main line to the Calcutt locks.Left is to Braunston and right is to the Napton flight of locks on the Oxford canal with the marina straight ahead. I had just walked back from Calcutt Marina after moving the car. |
