Caen Hill Locks Sunday

[magpie patrick]

Hi all. Lutine is at Horton, and tomorrow my intention in to move her to Devizes and probably down the first few locks. Sunday then the plan is to descend "the 16" and probably a few more. Time constraints, including daylight, a radio show, and effectively commuting from Frome limit the length of day. I know you CAN do Horton to the bottom lock in one day, but I'm not going to. 

If anyone would like to help, especially on Sunday, be much appreciated! 

[Tim Lewis]

We did the top of the main flight (lock 44) to the Barge at Seend two handed last Sunday with daylight to spare, the first half in driving rain and the second half in snow!   No sign of any volunteer lock keepers!

Tim

Edited December 15, 2017 by Tim Lewis

[magpie patrick]

Lutine is now at Devizes Wharf - descent delayed until Tuesday due to lack of crew (I didn't fancy single handing all 29 locks, or even most of them, today!)

[thebfg]

56 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

Lutine is now at Devizes Wharf - descent delayed until Tuesday due to lack of crew (I didn't fancy single handing all 29 locks, or even most of them, today!)

I wanted to help. Sorry. But at home not the boat.

[magpie patrick]

Three of us, (Richard Hignett of the Coal Canal Society, Sara and I) four if you include Trim, the border collie pup, got Lutine from Lock 44 to 27 this morning - I can single hand back to Brassknocker from there

On 12/17/2017 at 11:18, thebfg said:

I wanted to help. Sorry. But at home not the boat.

Thanks for the thought BFG - I'm sure you'd have enjoyed it! 

It was quite a contrast, 17 locks in one hour fifty minutes, when the top six, on my own, took met two and a half hours...

[Jerra]

On 15/12/2017 at 19:42, Tim Lewis said:

 No sign of any volunteer lock keepers!

Tim

Don't Volunteer Lockies "stand down" at the end of October?

[thebfg]

I would. Even though were in caen  hill marina I haven' dine the flight since i was a kid.

 

Blame the missus she went to her mum's in the car. I will keep an eye on more requests.

[Tim Lewis]

On 12/19/2017 at 16:44, Jerra said:

Don't Volunteer Lockies "stand down" at the end of October?

There appeared to be a few about the day before when the weather was nicer!

Tim

[Jerra]

18 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said:

There appeared to be a few about the day before when the weather was nicer!

Tim

Obviously I was wrong then.