October 7, 2015

Locking through Pickwick Lock. It was going to be our first time going through a lock and this one was going to raise us up 64 feet. We left Clifton Marina with three other boats, all of us heading to the lock together. By the time the India Jayne arrived there we were alone as the other boats arrived ahead of us and, uncharacteristically, got locked right through. When the Lockmaster opened the huge gates and rang the loud bell we timidly floated in and looped a bollard. The gates closed and we were alone in this giant concrete pool.

Here we go...got to find a Bollard to loop on to...

Yep, those doors are holding back the flood

Kit drives the boat, I get to handle the lines

They raised us up and they let us out