18th and 19th April 2016. Tardebigge again!

On Monday we made our way to the bottom of the Tardebigge flight. It was dry but cold and cloudy. Jo was kept warm by 12 locks.

Looking back towards Worcester and the Malvern Hills. 

We moored opposite the Queens Head and had a lovely dinner there. Perhaps because of our indulgent evening, we were late getting up the next day and didn't set off up the Tardebigge flight until midday. The sun shone and the views were wonderful, but even so 29 locks in a row is rather relentless and we were glad to stop for the day 5 hours later. Robin had a beer in the sun on the back of the boat - the first of the year. Unfortunately Jo was collapsed on the bed nursing her aching feet and a nice cup of tea!  

Lovely views from the Tardebigge reservoir.

Looking down the flight.

Lots of lovely white blossom today, which looked so pretty against the bright blue sky.

Finally at the top - we moored just the other side of the bridge.