Another perfect day. Now we are using double width locks, and these need a lot more muscle, to deal with the heavier paddles and gates. Shame we haven't been able to time things right, and share with another boat.
A lovely trip along to Shardlow, with just a handful of moving boats. More cyclists and dog walkers! In fact, the very flat farmland, the cloudless blue sky, the warm sun, reminded us of boating in France.
We ambled down below Shardlow Lock to The New Inn and tested the Theakston's. Many interesting canal wharf buildings here from the time when Shardlow was a busy inland port. Some of the buildings are now attractive residential pads, but many are sadly dilapidated and about to fall down . Beyond Shardlow are flood gates reminding us that the Trent cause damage to the surrounding areas. Tomorrow we venture out onto the river.
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