The lockkeeper for the next few locks was on rest day so out came the winders. Hmmmm. I am a veteran of at least a couple of thousand locks but, without the assistance of the delightful young man from the cottage, we would probably still be there. The mechanisms were so stiff I really struggled. Turns out there was a 'way of working' on one that he was familiar with and I stood no chance of happening across but we were both needed on the gates and all the paddless were a nightmare.,
I hit the phone. Leo, lockeeper for the stretch near Tullamore came to the rescue and took us into Tullamore yesterday and up to the summit today. Now we have a long lock free stretch to look forward to. No more locks until tomorrow then!!
Traffic! Unexpected traffic!
Our headlamp in the danger zone.
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