Great Haywood to Hartshill

Middle Northwich motor Sickle
1st & 2nd January 2010
CREW: Matt Parrott

 

 

FRIDAY 1ST:

I set off from Great Haywood at 7am on New Years Days, only a thin layer of ice over the canal this morning, which made better boating than how we left 2009, when we were breaking through ice over 2" thick. I turned onto the Coventry Canal at midday, passing FMC motors Dove and Marquis moored at Fradley Junction. Headed up to Glascote locks where the ice was becoming increasingly thicker and started to become a stuggle - yet again. Eventually reached Atherstone Bottom Lock by 6pm where I moored for the night.

 

SATURDAY 2ND: Had an 8am start this morning, nice and quiet up Atherstone - locks weren't too thick with ice, so a quick clear of the gates with the keb and all was ok. Reached the top by 9:45am, and continued across to Hartshill where I moored for 11am. Will stay here until the Ashby thaws out.

 

Hartshill to Stoke Golding

Middle Northwich motor Sickle
23rd January 2010
CREW: Matt Parrott

 

Finally I am free for a day and the Ashby is thawed out, so I set off from Hartshill for 8:30am, turned onto the Ashby Canal for 10am and arrived at Sickle's new home mooring at Bridge 23, Stoke Golding.

 

Sickle on her mooring at Stoke Golding


Sickle on her mooring at Stoke Golding

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