TUESDAY. At Dutton lock upper mooring, River Weaver
The 2008 trip thus far: 303 Locks; 523 Miles; 56 Swing\Lift Bridges. Bus pass journeys 20
We moved up to Acton Swing bridge as we were meeting Sid and Joyce, boating friends.
They were spending the day with us; Sid had brought a Concertina for Myra to try out.
We retraced our trip to Dutton lock and dropped down, we travelled as far as Marsh lock where we tied up and had a leisurely lunch. We then returned to Acton bridge to drop them off, travelling via Dutton and the foot of Saltersford lock.
The weather was very good to us, we managed to sit outside and chat for most of the day; the last half hour saw a change. Thunder, torrential rain with a bit of hail thrown in, but what the heck; we are boaters, we can cope!
It was good to hear the different concertina tones of Sid’s and the two with which Myra alternated. The boat comes alive when music issues forth, most of the tunes are cheerful and very easy on the ear.
Weather – hot, strong breeze, thunderstorms , calm evening.
