Date - 14 Sep 07 Day - Friday Start - Radford Semele 0915 End - Blue Lias 12 30 ish
It was a nice evening so we decided to have a BBQ, the only problem being the number and speed of the cyclists passing back and forth kicking up the dust. As dusk fell there were flocks of Canada geese dropping into the nature reserve on the river Leam. Friday 14 September We woke quite early to the sound of dozens of geese leaving their night time roost. The weather was cooler than yesterday and during the morning we even experienced a few spots of rain. We set off at quarter past nine and we soon started meeting a few boats coming down towards us. At Welsh Road lock the boat waiting to come down left his boat across the mouth of the lock between the towing path and the lock island. when they drew the top paddles this caused the boat to list at quite an angle with the water flow going underneath it. Just below Long Itchington Bottom lock the offside bank is again covered in plumbs and it didnt take us long to pick a bowl full before working the lock. We arrived at the Blue Lias a little after twelve. Minnehaha, Nuggler, Laura and Pilgrim were all ready there and we moored bank side in front of the pub, a little later Prairie Crocus arrived and about three thirty DD on Aylestone phoned to say they were at the top of the Stockton Flight so a bunch of us walked up to work them down. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
