21 locks, total 181 The Hatton Flight lifts the canal 150' in less than 1½ miles. We drew the short straw with lock partners today; sharing the workload had to be balanced by the sheer frustration caused by our partner's lady helm. She had 3 rules:- Me first Don't ever look behind Go slowly, bordering on stop. She didn't think we should use fenders in locks either – just as well we do or there'd be no paintwork left! The boat behind us paired up with a crew of 8, commenting after the 21st lock, “Well, that was easy, wasn't it.” Actually it was very tiring as the paddles were incredibly stiff to turn, but there is a lovely sense of achievement when you finally get there, something we shall probably feel many times over this
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