Friday 31 July 2015

Spring Summer Cruse 2015 ❹❽

Napton bridge (111)  to Knotts bridge (130)

Date 31 July 2015

Overnight the weather was cold, had stove lit!

Morning: Early start, as nine locks of the Napton Flight to negotiate.  The volunteers it seems were not volunteering today and were otherwise engaged.

Afternoon: Arrived at Field bridge mid afternoon. Ran into a couple of boaters that we know on Nb October and so we stopped for the day.

Evening:  An evening of television. (fire lit)


Wildlife:

Birds: Carrion Crow, Rook, Blackbird, Mallard, Mute Swan, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coot, Moorhen, Grey Lag Goose, Canadian Goose, Grey Heron, Wood Pigeon, Kestrel, Lapwing, Buzzard, Black Headed Gull, Common Tern, Sedge Warbler, Swallow and House Martin the highlight being a Yellow Hammer.


Butterflies: Meadow Brown, Common White, Small White, Comma.
Bats: Pipistrelle,  Daubenton.
Damselfly: Banded Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly.
Dragonflies: Ruddy Darter, Four Spot Chaser.
 
Today's Total.
Miles: 7.8
Locks: 9
Swing / Lift Bridges: 0
Tunnels: 0
Pump Outs: 0
Engine Hours: 4.5
Solar Panels: 63 Ah


Accumulated Total.
Miles: 2427.3
Locks: 1528
Swing / Lift Bridges: 338
Tunnels: 49
Pump Outs: 23
Engine Hours: 3314.4

Solar Panels: 23185 Ah

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