{"id":2294,"date":"2019-05-21T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T10:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2019-05-21T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T10:30:49","slug":"day-9-not-so-hunky-dory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=2294","title":{"rendered":"Day 9 – Not so Hunky Dory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you think Toby would get up in time to watch the Game of Thrones final on catch up?? It took some effort for Toby to get up, but we did cast off as agreed at 8am, and reached Fradley Junction by 9am. Toby watched the final episode in cinema mode (curtains and doors shut, making the space as dark as possible) while I swept the roof and pottered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our mooring at Fradley junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We met up with our friend Ted who lives on nb Summer Breeze at Bartun Turns Marina. We went for lunch and both the lads had a pint and a whopper of a calzone for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We cast off after lunch moving on to the Trent and Mersey canal, and made swift progress through the next two locks with volunteer lock keepers. Toby made good use of the lock free time prepping his next loaf of bread while I practiced my one arm steering and selfies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We met up with the boat in front called Hunky Dory , they were in the lock and saw water filling the cabin, in a panic they refilled the lock and exited. Their full water tank had a leak and had emptied in to the cabin, they were all safe and no long term damage done, fingers crossed for a speedy repair. We passed through the town of Armitage, famous for toilet plumbing, the factory along the canal dates back to 1817 , it’s quite clever as it follows the curve of the canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n