Droitwich
Spa Marina to Dunhampstead and back
4 miles, 6
locks
We are lucky
enough to have great neighbours who keep a weather eye on our house when we are
away and put bins in and out as needed and we have been promising them a trip
out on the boat for a long time. Well
today was the day! We had narrowed it
down to last Thursday or this one and we certainly made the right choice – wall
to wall sunshine all day.
It was just
a short trip down the cut to The Fir Tree Inn, Dunhampstead where we enjoyed a
good lunch – they do a ‘light bites menu for the smaller appetite’ – we were
all glad we opted for that as the portions were still very generous.
Tea on the
run as we headed off
As we
rounded the corner at Hanbury we came across Cecelia – our local Canal Society's (Worcester Birmingham and Droitwich Canal Society) charity boat
And Mon
Amour – the society chairman’s boat – we reckon they are both making their way
down to Worcester for the Worcester Boat Festival from 12th – 14th
June.
Just a short
tunnel at Dunhamptsead on this route
The only
locks on this trip are the three very deep ones at Hanbury. I know some of you have come across unhelpful
VLK (volunteer lock keepers) on your travels – the ones here are
brilliant. There were two on duty today,
so we had very little to do.
Once back in
the marina we had a cuppa which was a good enough excuse to christen our latest
acquisition before our friends headed home. Not only does it look good, but more importantly it pours well.
These are
the newest residents in the marina – nearly two weeks old and having a nap in
the sun.
We are
staying on board tonight and hope to get the outside washed and polished
tomorrow before we head off on the summer cruise next Thursday. A quick run out was timely – the bow thruster
is not working. Chris has had a go at
repairing to no avail, so someone from JL Pinders will come and look
tomorrow.
Long may
this weather last. We really could not have picked a better day to start our summer cruising.
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