Many of the locks are electrically operated so I became very familiar with this control panel. Each box has to be opened and locked with a ‘Nene’ key every time.
Some were manual and needed a lot of strength and turns of the wheel to raise and lower the guillotine gate.
Another variety was the radial barrier which was a bit like the Thames Barrier.
The sunny morning turned to rain and Graham was happy to be in usual Summer Holiday Wet Weather Gear!
We stopped at Wellingborough for water and a quick shopping trip to Tesco. Note the executive entrance for foot passengers!
When we returned to the boat the weather had turned really windy so we decided to stay at the mooring for the night. The only trouble was its location opposite a flour mill which works 24/7. A noisy night was in store.
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