Spat at in Hunt's Lock

Sunday, 26 April 2009 14:21

You can read a lot about "bandits" or "young thugs" when you read about the waterways. Well, yesterday we were spat at. As usual we didn't catch them in the act, but coincidentally we had taken pictures of the offenders on our way up to Winsford. The location, for those who want to protect their boats was Hunts Lock:
Leaving Hunts Lock going upstream

The scene of the "crime"

So here's a picture of the spitters. As the water level drops, they spit jets of water from the sides of the lock. It's fascinating. They even spit across to the roof in places.

The spitting molluscs:

Then, we nearly lost a fender yesterday evening. Fortunately, Fiona's lungs were enough to scare three young human pests off, and make them drop the fender before high-tailing it. I feel it was just a prank, but nevertheless it's yet another instance of lack of respect for other people's property.

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