Grendon Wharf - Bradley Green
At Glascote Locks the bottom lock filled very slowly. The two locks were described by Mike Pearson as being like piggy banks - "slow to fill and quick to empty". However today I wondered if the bottom lock would actually fill at all. Unlike the incident we had at Sandon Lock when the bottom gates did no seat, there appeared to be no obvious reason for this. I suspect that the problem lay underwater in the cill.
The climb up Atherstone flight was straightforward, helped by a number of boats going down and a volunteer lock-keeper who helped us up the "thick". All locks up the flight had small heart-shaped knitted leaves attached to the lock beams. It appears that it is "yarn-bombing" and not unknown on canals - it is surprising what turns people on!
Yarn bombing - Atherstone Locks
We made the top lock around 5:00 PM and took on water. It took some time because the water pressure wasn't good.
A sign which could have several meanings!
We eventually moored up in the countryside just outside the town. A day of good progress.
