Day 12 - what happened to the rain?
May 27th 2013 4 locks, 78 in total.
Shortish day today, past numerous gravel pits and osier beds – very picturesque. We were held up for an hour at Tyle Mill hydraulic road swing bridge when the mechanism jammed – this was after boaters were kept waiting for 4 hours yesterday after a mechanical failure when an engineer had to drive down from Derby!
Now at Sheffield Swing Brid
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