Monday, 13 July 2020

Crick's new footbridge

Yesterday's sunshine has been replaced with more rain, but not all day. This morning the pair Adrastea and Nebulae came past.

I'd love to have a go at steering a butty one day.

As we entered Crick we saw the new footbridge. The road bridge has a pavement of sorts, but its width reduces to not much more than a kerb's worth. The lorry crossing shows perfectly the need for the footbridge.

We tied up just before Welford Junction; tomorrow brings the gongoozlers' paradise of Foxton Locks, then it's Market Harborough for us.
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3 comments:

  1. Carol14 July 2020 at 12:16

    I steered a butty drawn by a horse on the Huddersfield Narrows - see link - it was great fun!

    http://nbrocknroll.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-steered-horse-drawn-boat.html

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  2. Halfie14 July 2020 at 19:09

    Thanks for the link, Carol. What a fantastic experience! I bet you can still remember it as if it were yesterday.

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  3. Alf14 July 2020 at 23:50

    It's great Butty steering, especially on short cross straps, because you can steer the whole outfit from the butty ! Gets the motor steerer's attention if they are not paying attention !
    But also very useful on tight turns as the butty can push the stern of the motor to help with the turn.

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