TUESDAY. Lancaster Canal, Br.24
The 2008 trip thus far: 342 Locks; 681 Miles; 66 Swing\Lift Bridges. Bus pass journeys 35
Heavy rain provided our wake up call today. By the time that I was ready to move off, it was overcast but dry. We passed through Garstang and we both had a shower on the move as we were going to stop for water at Bilsborrow. A boat approached which looked familiar at a distance.
It was Jacarna, with a boating friend of some years, George Gauton at the tiller. We exchanged greetings as the boats passed; the last time we had a pleasant evening in his company was on the river Nene on the washlands pontoon.
At Bilborrow, the crew of the boat tied up on the water point were unable to open the door to the tap. They then moved off. We could not get the lock to work; I opened the door to the toilet; there was a tap under the wash hand basin on the same supply as the outside one. We brought the boat up and connected the hose to this inside tap and filled the tank.
I managed to stay dry for the next hour before the rain arrived; it continued until we moored up for the day just after 1pm. In between showers I managed to attach the chain and warp to the anchor in readiness for the Ribble crossing tomorrow.
Weather – Partly morning, then a lot of rain.
