>I went over to fill up the boiler this afternoon - and met them just
>going through the lock! with the two older children getting the boat
>into the lock on their own without touching the sides and the parents
>watching from the bank. I caught up with them again at the bottom of the
>flight, where the youngest daughter was steering into the bottom lock
>with her father standing on the counter watching her - she did bump
>slightly once.... I suggested the children ought to get together to
>write a trip report for one of the waterways magazines to show how it
>could be done.
>
>Sean
They have the right idea. Weakest on the tiller strongest work the locks. Our
youngest was a brilliant steerer at 11.
Sue nb Nackered Navvy
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