Cranfleet Cut

We set back for water before leaving the moorings at Gunthorpe.   Arriving at Stoke Lock there was no lock keeper on duty so Pat acted - once she found out how to open the control panel.  Well they are all different from area to area depending I suppose on how long ago they were mechanised.  At Holme lock two boats caught up with us.  What a slow fill.  It's actually much deeper than the others.   The moorings above the lock are plentiful and very tidy.  Then we got onto the Nottingham Canal.  What a contrast, a small lock relatively speaking and a case of wind your own.  Passing Castle Lock we headed for Sainsburys and a large shop.   Funny how the entrances to these supermarkets are all on the other side of the building, irritating when the boundary of the building is only yards from the canal.  There should be a special door for boaters.  Not wanting particularly to moor in Nottingham, the idea was to carry on to Cranfleet where I remember good dog friendly moorings.  It's just that I had not remembered how far it was.  Anyway we got there in the end, joining another boat for the final lock.