Tuesday 23 June 2015

Spring Summer Cruse 2015 ❷❹

The Burf (Hamstall Inn) to  York Street Lock

Date 23 Jun 2015

Overnight the weather was mild and overcast.

Morning: A late start after a leisurely breakfast soon had us at Lincomb Lock. A steady chug along the river before turning off onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. A few boats were coming down the two staircase locks.

Afternoon: We stopped for lunch at York Street Visitor Moorings.  It was so good, we decided to stay on the 5 day moorings for a few days. Shopping was high on the agenda.  I discovered a sheared bolt on the altenator bracket and when I investigated further it seemed that four bolts had worked loose at some point in time.  We managed to get three of the broken bolts extracted and replaced. leaving a further small stud to be extracted later.

Evening: We went for a meal to the Black Star in Stourport but with the waiting time being over an hour we abandoned the pub and went to an Indian the 'Namaste' for a meal instead. It proved to be a good choice.

Wildlife:

Birds: House Sparrow, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rook, Blackbird, Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Wagtail, Coot, Moorhen, Canadian Goose, Grey Heron, Wood Pigeon, Buzzard, Black Headed Gull, Common Tern, Sedge Warbler, Swallow, House Martin and Swift.
 
Butterflies: Meadow Brown.
Bats: Pipistrelle,  Daubentons,
Dragonflies: Common Damselfly and Four Spot Chaser.
 
Today's Total.
Miles: 2.6
Locks: 6
Swing / Lift Bridges: 0
Tunnels: 0
Pump Outs: 0
Engine Hours: 1.4
Solar Panels: 45 Ah


Accumulated Total.
Miles: 2249.2
Locks: 1419
Swing / Lift Bridges: 302
Tunnels: 48
Pump Outs: 23
Engine Hours: 3212.0

Solar Panels: 21656 Ah

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