Back to the Grand Union

 

Stratford Canal in the sun

My last posting took us to the end of Sunday 5th August 2023….

Yesterday, confident that the boat was  as safe as it could be under the circumstances we started our journey back home.  We will keep the speed down to engine tickover, say 2.1 mph and raise the paddles slowly when ascending locks avoiding excess splashing near the damage to the hull.

After shopping at the nearby village shop and pumping out our waste tank we left Wootton Warwen at 11:30 and stopped for lunch near Preston Bagot.  In the afternoon we ascended 6 locks mooring for the night at 15:30.  Overall the time taken was not very different from what would be expected if we were not taking extra precautions.

Today the weather had much improved with blue skies and no rain which helped make this an enjoyable trip. 11 ascending locks took us back to Kingswood Junction where we stopped for lunch.  In the afternoon we left the Stratford Canal to join the Grand Union mooring just north of Shrewley Tunnel only 3 miles from Hatton Locks. 

Weather 7th August: Sunny and almost warm

Sunday 6th August:3.58 miles, 6 locks, 3 hours 20 minutes

Monday7th August: 5.49 miles, 11 locks, 5 hours 15 minutes