To the use of hand-cuffs on the locks (anti vandal mechanisms)
And so for my final choice of a photo that makes me smile - well there are 3...
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Heartbreak and Handcuffs
Well when I left you last we were at Wheelock, which is at the bottom of a flight of locks, popularly known as Heartbreak Hill or by the old boaters as the "Cheshire locks". Unlike many lock flights which have a certain number of locks so close together that you cannot moor between the locks, Heartbreak is made up of a number of little flights, which given the weather over Bank Holiday weekend meant we only got wet a couple of times and we were able to stop half way up at Hassell Green. One of the nice things about Heartbreak is that most of the locks are in pairs, one beside the other.
In theory having pairs of locks should reduce the need to queue for locks, but in a few cases the second lock is in a state of disrepair, or has been done away with altogether.
The closer to the summit we got the more we noticed a change in the colour of the water from muddy brown to orange due to the ironstone mine workings.
Once we reached the summit of the 26 locks (and after a quick dash to the nearby Tescos), we reached the Harecastle Tunnel (for all the facts and including the tale of the ghost of the tunnel see - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harecastle_Tunnel ).
Above is a picture of the entrance to Harcastle tunnel. At each end of the tunnel is a BW tunnel keeper whose job it is to let you know when you can enter the tunnel without meeting a boat coming the other way. They let through a maximum of 8 boats at a time from one direction and when they leave the tunnel, the keeper at the other end then lets up to 8 boats go through the other way.
On leaving the tunnel we enter the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent. Now I have no wish to offend anyone from Stoke, but the City does nothing to encourage the boater to want to moor up and explore the area. From derelict and abandoned warehouses,
To graffiti,
To the use of hand-cuffs on the locks (anti vandal mechanisms)
So we didn't stop in Stoke, but instead cruised on just over 9 miles and did another 6 locks and moored up near the Wedgewood factory.
And so for my final choice of a photo that makes me smile - well there are 3...
My wonderful husband.....
My little cat.....
& need I say anything else?
To the use of hand-cuffs on the locks (anti vandal mechanisms)
And so for my final choice of a photo that makes me smile - well there are 3...
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