Day 2 - Caen Hill flight plus a few other locks.
May 17th 2013 26 locks today – it was good to be on the move finally. Travelled with Digger and Karen from the Sarah Dand the time passed very quickly, despite the number of boats around – so much easier to share the lock work although a little grease on the paddle mechanism would have been welcome too.
The 16 locks of the Caen Hill flight were apparently dug by hand by French prisoners of war fr
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