28 April 2014 Tyrley Wharf to Bridge 74 To Continue...

First thing this morning we moved onto the services point at Tyrley Wharf and for the first of many times filled with water and emptied the rubbish bin.

After quite an eventful day.yesterday)..team protocol dictates one need not go into detail as regards the little problems we faced, that's the orders from the ever optimistic Captain & 1st mate. The roles oscillate .

Then it was time to tackle the lock flight comprising 5 locks lowering us and the canal a total of 33 feet.

Hoping we would remember what to do after our brief instructions back at the stop lock at Autherley Junction. 

It looks as though we are doing ok at lock no.1

Looking back up the flight

Steady hand on the tiller gets us through.Again cannot convey the raw beauty of the ever changing country side and canal banks we pass by. We all get up pretty early and ready for bed early to match. Can only wonder at the manpower and expertise all those years ago.

We then stopped at a village,quite a walk, for lunch & supplies. Market Drayton .

We were not the only ones...

It was worth the walk.

After lunch and some shopping in Market Drayton we cruised for another couple of hours and moored up for the night just after bridge 74 not far from the top of the Audlem Flight of locks.