Second day on the canal and let’s talk about locks and bridges. First on this canal the locks are only one boat wide so our drivers have to steer accurately as there is only about six-inch clearance.
The boat approaching a lock that Jane has just opened the down stream gate.
Entering a lock with the gate holding back the water a head of us.
The down stream gates closed, the lock filling and the boat rises then once the lock is filled, the upstream gate is opened and we sail out.
Depending on the direction of the previous boat the lock is either open or closed. When the previous boat came down through the lock the lock is open and we can sail straight in, close the gate, open the inlet valves, fill the lock and sail out, leaving the lock full.The next boat travelling in the same direction has to empty the lock before the can sail in and the repeat the process.
Bridges on the canal come in all shapes and size, from major road bridges, brick arched bridges, and big and small lift bridges.
The width of the canal varies.
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