{"id":438,"date":"2015-06-30T18:23:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T18:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=438"},"modified":"2015-07-01T18:33:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T18:33:50","slug":"cream-crackered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=438","title":{"rendered":"Cream Crackered"},"content":{"rendered":"

We awoke to blue skies and knew it was going to be a scorcher of a day. We left Stratford and a family of swans and signets decided to hitch a lift up the next two locks which slowed us down a little. The Wilmcote fight was a doddle with five volunteer lock keepers due to the Stratford River Festival, they welcomed the Cornish farings on offer.<\/p>\n

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Parting shot at Stratford Basin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A perfectly named lock!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The family of swans hitching a lift down to their nest two locks ahead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A quick stop for lunch and we found ourselves behind a hire boat which meant emptying and filling every lock, we struggled a little with low water levels in some of the pounds.<\/p>\n

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Bottom of Wilmcote flight of locks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tight bridges on the Stratford, there used to be a gap through the middle for the ropes to pass through back in the horse drawn days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Old lock keepers cottages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Low water levels in the pound on the left of the shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The highlight has to be the Antony Gormley statue overlooking the lock Lowsonford, I took quite a few pictures but attach a couple.<\/p>\n

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The Gormley statue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

25 locks done today but sadly no day of rest tomorrow as we reach the Grand Union Canal and back to double locks and the dreaded Hatton Flight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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