The River Severn and onto the Droitwich Canals

Saturday 11th May


A very friendly CRT volunteer, Simon, helped us through the two locks that take us down onto the River Severn which had strong flow down river after days of rain.

Leaving Diglis Canal Locks in Worcester 

We battled the current, at times it seemed we were making no headway but we slowly made our way up to the junction with the Droitwich Canals. It had been another cold morning with a stiff, cold breeze blowing so having ventured through the first two locks of the Droitwich and finding . a lovely stretch of mooring, where we stopped for lunch, we decided to stay put for the afternoon and spend the night there.  We had been told there was no more mooring until you reach Droitwich Spa, which is a good 4 hours away so this was the best decision.

During the afternoon the sun warmed up, the breeze dropped a little and for the first this trip Jenny sat in the sun and typed this blog post. All's well with the world!