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| Falcon with a cleared roof heading towards the western portal |
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| Getting water just before entering the tunnel ahead |
Well 2 more days and 11 locks found us at Diggle
moored up on Thursday all ready for our passage through on Friday. Managed to find a couple more nice coffee
shops along the way too. Spent some time
clearing the roof of various items, bikes, planters and our log box etc in
readiness for Friday morning when the guys came to measure us to make sure we
would fit through the tunnel. Hurrah all
was well. We set off just after 2. Canal and River Trust supply a chaperone to
accompany you through. The idea is he
stands alongside the steerer to give advice along the way and to check in at
various safety points. Well as we have a
traditional stern there was no room at the back for Terry, our chaperone, so he
sat with me in the cratch. Then every so
often he popped his head up with advice which Paul couldn’t hear! Any way all went well, with a few minor bumps
we completed the trip in just over 2 hours.
The sunniest day of the week and we were underground! Having arrived safely at Marsden we decided
to stay there a couple of nights. Draw
back being no signal. Not TV, phone or internet. We forced ourselves to go to the pub for a meal
and even their internet didn’t seem to work!
Today we have moved on, 11 locks but only one mile towards Huddersfield,
still in Marsden but at the other end!
Tomorrow we plan to cruise (well Paul will be cruising but again I will
be walking!) on toward Slaithwaite, about another 8 or 9 locks depending where
we moor.
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| Eastern portal of the tunnel after our successful trip through |
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