Market Drayton to Locks 2 and 3, Audlem Flight, Shropshire Union Canal

Leaving Adderley Locks

 It was another hot and sunny day as we set off, we stopped for water, then made our way to the Adderley locks, a flight of five locks, got to the first one and a boat was coming out of the lock, so in we went and you won’t believe it, but that happened at all five locks, as there was lots of boats coming up and only us going down, I had help to do the gates as well, so we flew through there.  I don’t think we have ever been on a flight of locks and Kev has just driven into every one without getting off, how lucky was that.  There is a farm shop at the top of the flight, but we didn’t stop this time as we stocked  up with everything we needed at the market yesterday.

We went on up the canal to the start of the Audlem flight, there are 15 locks in this flight but they are not very deep locks so easy to do, it is a really nice flight.  We did the first two, then moored up as there is a nice mooring there, open and sunny.  We will do the rest of the flight tomorrow.  We did five miles today and 7 locks, not used to all this hard work, we need a sit down now!!

Locks 1 & 2, Audlem Flight

Moored between Locks 1 & 2, Audlem

Went for a walk down the flight, all the boats seemed to be coming up, with no-one going down, hope it is like that tomorrow as if so, it will make life very easy for us.  It was a lovely afternoon, very hot though.  Looking forward to going down the flight tomorrow and seeing our friends Jane, Malcolm, Dave and Anthea who live in this area.