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| The elegant Holt Fleet Bridge over the Severn |
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| typical Severn Scenery |
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| In Lincomb Lock |
Early this morning at 8:30 we descended the 2 remaining locks of the Droitwich Barge Canal to get down on the River Severn. There followed about 3 hours of pleasant though unvaried woodland scenery. Howeer the journey was memorable for my first sighting of a kingfisher this year. Sadly Denise was inside the boat and missed it. Apart from the kingfisher the only points of interest were the two large locks at Holt Fleet and Lincomb, both manned.
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| Stourport double staircase locks |
We moored on the river at Stourport at mid-day and took a load of clothes for a service wash at a nearby launderette. Then back to the boat to ascend the 2 pairs of narrow staircase locks into the impressive Basin, one of largest and best surviving canal basins in the country. It really is worth a visit.
We moved onto the services block to pump out the waste water and dump some rubbish and then moored a short distance beyond the basin near the town centre.
5 hours 45 mins, 9 miles, 9 locks
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