60 all out? I don't believe it.

Today was dominated by checking the cricket score and pinching ourselves. 

We set of at 8:10 with a mission of a day but again found that the locks all had queues. 

The crew were willing to help and so on we went. 

We did it have a mooring in mind for tonight, we had just planned to moor up at 4:00 ish wherever we ended up. 

We passed three junctions today. 

This is approaching Hatherton. 

Hopefully it will get restored all the way to Lichfield. 

Then came Autherley and the turn to the Shripshire Union canal. 

And the Aldersley junction and the 21 lock flight up to Wolverhampton. 

Unfortunately the cricket had occupied my conscious mind and I happily told passing boaters the score 

I totally forgot to check the bilge and when I remembered we were flooded. 

Emergency stop and lots of greasy mucking out and use of sponge ensued. 

Hey ho, it was before lunch and England were batting. 

The bridges were low as warned in the canal guides 

But by luck and judgements we coped. 

The bilges were filling quite quickly so we stopped to adjust the nuts on the stern gland. They seemed quite loose but after adjustment the propeller shat got quite warm. We are not sure which is best. 

And then when the engine is at low revs both the battery warning light and the temperature warning light have a dull glow. They go off at cruising revs. Is this a problem or normal. 

We will monitor on this trip and ask Gordon the Guru at the Marina.