We met Val and Johnny near Steer Bridge yesterday. They came across to see us before we moved too far away, and brought a new harness for Amber.
Amber and her new Hurtta Weekend Warrior Harness.
This is a Y harness rather than a chest strap harness as there are concerns, as yet unproven, about the long-term effect the chest strap on a K9 type may have on the shoulder joint. After going through all the joint pain Meg had for several years, admittedly due to arthritis, I don’t want to risk anything with Amber. All being well she’ll only be using it for a year or so anyway.
Anyway, under gloomy, damp skies, we set off this morning heading form Marbury Lock and beyond to Wrenbury.
Dull and damp as we left Steer Bridge
There’d been a few boats passing in both directions before we got going, so we weren’t surprised to see boats queueing ahead of us at the lock.
Still, traffic was moving steadily and with boats waiting below and the crews helping out we were on our way again after a half-hour or so.
You really do need to close windows and side doors if locking down Marbury Lock…
Relaxing on the back deck…
This set the scene for the day. We caught up with a boat and followed them through Wrenbury Frith Lift Bridge and volunteered to lead them through the road bridge in the village. But they stopped and we met another boat who beckoned us through the mechanised road bridge.
Looking back at Wrenbury Mill, one of several Angle-Welsh hire bases.
We weren’t so lucky at Church Lift Bridge, I had to open it for Mags to bring Seyella through, and then I repaid our good fortune by keeping it open for an upcoming boat too.
We pulled in on the moorings just beyond the bridge, we’ll be here tomorrow then move on on Saturday.
Oh, and if the oik who nicked my short mooring rope from it’s position on the back hatch is reading this, I hope it’s as useful to you as it was to me…
Locks 1, miles 3
2 comments:
Hi Geoff & Mags,
Just caught up with the posts from the last couple months we’ll a bit less but who’s counting!
Glad your both doing fine and Amber to.
Hope your shoulder and Mags leg have all healed?
I’ll try and keep up from now on! Is there anyway to get notifications by email of new posts? It’s that blogger doesn’t do the thing on an apple ipad I use I don’t think.
Happy Cruising stay safe.
Ade
Hi Ade. Good to gave you back, although you've not missed much...
Leg and shoulder improving, but not fully healed yet.
You could try using an RSS feed reader for notifications of new posts on the blogs you follow. I used to use one a while ago. Several available on App Store.
Keep well.
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