Grindley Locks

Yesterday we needed the services. So we filled up, emptied and got rid of rubbish before decending the locks at Grindley Brook. As we came out of the last lock I spotted a green woodpecker. I'm not really a bird spotter, but Lynne is and I had seen this bird in one of her magazines, so knew what it looked like. Green body, red head and a certain kind of "woodpecker" beak. Lynne got some pics, but I was steering the boat and couldn't take one :-(

After the locks there are quiet moorings. We'd done 2 hours, that was enough. Dogs were getting flustered. Just as we had tied up, Lynne had a call from Val. Paul had bought the stickers for the side of their boat and wanted me to fit them. They were five miles further up, but as we had done enough for the day and Val only had one side of their boat painted, we decided to meet up next week. Fitting stickers is something I used to do in my former life. It will br good to be able to do Paul and Val a favour after all the help they gave us.