The Hatton Flight

 Today is the big one.

We left our mooring at 8:40 and ascended the first few locks  of the 21 lock Hatton flight on our own.  We then saw a boat behind us and waited so that they could join us for the rest of the flight.  The crew turned out to be Bob and Mary on Chedoona who we had met before at previous IWA festivals and were also on their way to Worcester.

Densie and Chedoona entering a Hatton lock together

Our trip up the locks was aided considerably by CRT Volunteer lock-keepers who helped ensure that all the locks were set ready for us to enter. For most of the journey Bob and I (Mike) steered our boats side by side in and out of the locks which looks impressive to by-standers.

We reached the top and moored for lunch at 12:45.  An hour later we set off again for another hour or so cruising up the canal to an attractive isolated spot where we moored for the night.

Following yesterday's worries I was keen to check the amount of water that had leaked in from the propshaft during the day and was very surprised and pleased to see that it was no greater than usual.  So what happened yesterday will remain a mystery.