Densie in Hatton flight

View down the flight

We left Hatton at 8:50.  The weather was sunny, dry and warm, at last! On reaching the top of Hatton locks we half filled our water tank, not wishing to put too much weight in the front of the boat in case the hole got close to water level.

Then began the descent of the 21 large Hatton locks.  A CRT volunteer lock keeper offered to help us down the full flight and of course we gratefully accepted. He and two corporate volunteers ensured that every lock was set ready for us to enter and all we had to do was to lower the paddles and close the gates when we we left.  Many thanks to all involved.

A mile further on we moored in Warwick for the night at 13:45 near to the Cape of Good Hope pub which we plan to visit tonight.

Until this afternoon we thought our water leak problems were all fixed and the wet wood was drying out sufficiently until we can get the boat back to our marina.  However we were disappointed to find further evidence that a small amount of water was seeping into the cabin.  Hopefully this is just water in the bilges being disturbed as the boat moved around in the locks.

Weather: Warm, dry and sunny

3.91 miles, 21 locks, 4 hours 55 minutes.