It’s a lot of locks in only a few hours. Wolverhampton and beyond. My narrowboat journey continues.

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I think it’s will I’ve been all come all the way down here and and ended up around this area here what I’m planning to do is Shadow there what I’m planning to do is go into Dudley West bromage and Warsaw around this area here I’m going to do this silver propeller

Locations how many we going to do I’m not quite sure if get to stay tuned and find out get the first thing I do is head over to that one there the second one which I’m planning to do is that one there another one which I’m planning to

Do is that one at the tunnel entrance and then we come around here maybe do that one there there’s another one up here there’s another one there I want to see how I want to see how rough it is before we decide how many we’re going to

Do so we’re coming into here wolver ampton there’s 21 locks to get there can’t see it on here there’s a shorter version this is all a bit worn out now I’ve sort of worked out how many hours it takes from there to there and sort of thing so

Um yeah titford titford pools is going to be a nice six locks to get down to there that might be the first one we’ve got to get these 21 locks first uh so join me and find out what happens must have cut this by hand all this rock Here a tree lot trees taking root is it wow very narrow is it very narrow just after this um this road here the The Junction to the shopia shopshire union Mainline goes right and we’re going to go carry on and then go left through Birmingham area what’s this in here look rip

Is it’s like a view viewing platform oh it’s a funny smell what it work is they gone on here this bu right is up yeah it’s just a I think it’s just a oh it’s just a read read this is a pond isn’t it sort of thing swamp it’s a

Swamp lot of work involved and putting this oh it’s just a like a reservoir lot yeah swamp plan swamp plan look bird watching they got nice little walk down the grass there as well look it’s a nice walk anyway got enough walking to do back’s hurting

Already I’ve been here for like 3 days Oxley and you’ve got Orly Junction just there goes little shroppie we’re going down to Birmingham turning left um 19 locks to do Leon’s inside so for a couple of hours he going is working I’m going to do the locks myself to start

With gray isn’t it it’s gray day this is me for today look he W that before know I mean that’s all over the place look come on get yourself sorted out before we go subscribers might see you oxley’s Marine Big Branch in the water just squeeze around

It fell off there somewhere have no doubt I love these industrialized Blu Stone um Railway archers so much so many bricks thousands and thousands millions probably you know to complete this these structures wow not this one here it’s a crappy concrete carrying a a pipe probably the probably the big sewage

Pipes it can smell sewage Farm around here somewhere these beautiful big handmade blue archers you know that you see all through Sheffield and then K down into Sheffield and Birmingham all that those industrialized areas is beautiful to look At look at that Majesty of those Archers look that’s stunning aren’t They must have made a wooden arch to go across first and then start laying bricks over the top can’t a clue where to start to be honest another tree down here look and those high winds yesterday day 40 50 mph winds another one down another one bites the dust we’re

Going to turn left here 19 locks I’ve got today oh it’s easy got going up here as well so it’s not not hard it’s just walking to the next one to set it oh that’s a pain in the ass that’s a pain bit this is like a little um I think

It’s would have been like a pony stop in its day you know with the ponies you get fresh ponies or horses to pull them to pull the barges and drinking Wells and fires and all sorts going off there we’re going left here anyway Old disly Bridge going left to

Birmingham why you want to go there cuz I’ve been before so you know it’s got to be done hasn’t it I’m going now because there’s hopefully plenty of water in the canals if you go in summer it’s just know horrible weed all the weed’s gone now I’ve got a lock straightway oh I

Didn’t know oh I thought I had a bit of time I haven’t got anytime no first mistake of the day there we are we’ll try and jump off here and run up with a rope as if by Magic I’m up here look at the old rope marks from all those

Horses that’s that’s on iron that is that’s not that’s not rock it’s drifting in nicely lot so it’s going to go Bo to the end shut these Gates behind me first lock of the day come on mate you go no roope dropping in get here sort speeds up a little bit you know

It’s all to Old once it goes into the first lot I do the first and the last one I think I’m not going to film in between let to get some nice views or something or want a NATA you know all youres jump across there oh they’ got these locks on them

No I’ve got to go back on the boaty hell great start is it so each one’s got probably got a lock on it that denotes the area oh great I got try and climb all back on the boat I think I need this one or that one not sure probably this

One let’s give it a go hope it’s oh it’s that one so I just twist it and it pops out not too bad right let’s crack on that bars come back now it allows that to come up lot see that it’s anti Vandal the kids will be emptying these all

Time wait to know your boat doing well up he’s going mental it’s going to go mental come here mate come here that was not too bad in there working if he’s got a signal here he goes now look there he goes try and hold him that’s not too

Bad when it’s nearly full I going set the next one next one’s just around the corner it’s going to be a slow day in it when Leon’s finished work he’ll come out give me a hand he said couple of hours so can’t leave it I it be all

Right if you’re going to leave it you got to make sure that plates there’s nothing to catch on he should stay forward I’m going to do the next one this pound looks a bit shallow at least as you’re going up you’re letting water into the pound below plenty of water flowing anyway so

Should be all right these are funny ones ones to walk across there get this gate open and I’ll bring the boat up he’s just in time look he’s all right that gate is set now get him out shut the gate to the next one all right yeah sorry

Mate just bang the boat a bit it went he’s working inside yeah fine this is lock number six coming up uh probably about an hour and a bit you know locks have been empty so luckily so far this is wolver ampton wolver ampton area and I think the Mr Van’s parked here somewhere

So to finish this lock and then I’m going to going to more here actually woo University Science Park Chamber of Commerce wow look at that look hey very very very dark day 22nd of December it’s the shortest day is gone now getting lighter and lighter 7

Hours 7 hours and 90 was it 9 minutes or something day now that go up few minutes per day we’re over the hill people we’re over the hill Beauty riers just been speaking to a a local lady back there and she said oh you want one of more you want one of

More what’s it like then living Ranch was rough you can get really rough oh God great but another person before that they said it’s really quite nice so different opinions isn’t it I have to form my own opinion as I go along won’t I so far it’s been lovely to

Be honest all the locks have been set for me far one this is I think this is lock number nine now so halfway what a horrible sound they think it’s really cool I would have done at that age what a horrible selling what I’d light exhaust on P live

Pipes on me exhaust on on my bike not loud but it’s just like a low Rumble and all the wind is used to shake my neighbor say you’re bloody B makes my wind to shake got twin exhaust on me CBR 1100 you know oh better get ready that’s

A pretty sight isn’t it going up there I think we’re nowhere near the top might be up and down might have to go over I’m not sure you know and come down again the other side the three three guys walking up three guys walking up and I’ve just got

The three Ry guys really nice from Iraq they’re going to open the other lock for me and says can you open the gate this is very cold in Iraq now very cold we love this country good opportunity yeah it’s a beautiful country and who can blame them you know that their country

Has been decimated by all these military people isn’t it really UK America France are all in there rubbing their hands together this is lock number lock number 10 set off at 11: uh no at 20 pass it’s now 138 I cha there opening me look I just scraped all down the side mate oh my God the paint work I got wedged I couldn’t do anything else I just scrape from there all the

Way down to there cuz the gate was wedged wouldn’t would open and there a bolt sticking Out There all the way down down to the blue beneath all the way down there finished up there only about 15t of scratch it’s fine a bit more there up just to top it off God Bless his as soon as he finished work he’s out give me hand he’s running up running back there’s only few locks left I think he’s doing I’ve done about I’ve done about 12 13 he’s come back to do the rest with me good lad it’s a very industrialized shot isn’t it

We can smell it smell the smell the rubbish Refinery I’m glad Lan’s come out now because it’s it’s not only saved half the work I’m just getting tired and that’s when you start making stupid mistakes you know just can’t be bothered to do this or that so you do you make take

Shortcuts what I mean so uh yeah I save me much bit easier now I’m still doing the gates and stuff it’s a lot easier it’s coming it’s coming running back he’s getting his exercise in that’s what I encourage my kids to do is get plenty of exercise you know I’ve always done it

Myself L of crap a lot of crap in the canal look oh we don’t want that Santa hat in you proper or anything I can’t be H it’s cold water it’s enough doing these locks isn’t it so so he’s closing I’m going through I’m setting the locks again he’s

Closing them he’s running back up getting his steps in cuz he sits down all day doing his work what does he do no no idea he works for his friend’s companies in a different country so the hours the’re best suited to working nights you know cuz over there it’s daytime

So get better pay at night you know it is don’t you I need to work two or three days a week it’s not like himself and I just I wouldn’t expect him to you know I’ve got something around the prop now what was dreading I was dreading

This I tried to clear the prop with a quick burst in Reverse around the prop it’s hard to reverse in these Lots it’s so much silt and and rubbish you know old isly Leisure Village there not and you got City Center up here 3/4 of a mile oh how exciting oh how exciting that’s one place I don’t want to more overnight in the city

Center after all these locks it’s going to be a straight run I think so hopefully get to somewhere Quieter um in the middle of nowhere you know but you’re right in the heart of the industrial area now though so you know you just got to more up where you can love place look what’s that like a little like a little runoff is it that was good was it step stand to

It Transporters this is the three locks left uh we’ve done 19 there’s 21 locks done 18 now so tell you what this on your own be a mission wouldn’t it I could do it but it’s just such hard work this is the last lock and the apparently there nice borings

Above very tight getting in these and it it’s all junk at the entrance last lock of the day this is it now it’s finished over this is it this is it 21 locks in 3 hours well this is the top of wolver Hampton which which side you want to go on right the

Quietest the less accept less accessible is the best well we made it 21 locks later 21 locks it’s absolutely it’s so dark it’s so dark it’s horrible looks ligh in the camera it’s been dark all day 21 locks beautiful seems like a really interesting City looking forward to

Exploring you know there lovely little Cottages here look all the Gees You Can Eat I mean feed wonderful it is absolutely Pitch Black it’s not pitch black but it’s look at it 8:00 it’s 8:00 and it’s look it’s dark horrible oh it’s noisy here it’s like crazy town isn’t it it’s like freaking

Crazy town last night all the trains going past cars oh i’ got to get out of here the morning’s nice I mean the morning was quiet wasn’t it but it’s just the noise of the road the people screaming in the uh who screams at 300 in the morning the Train’s going SC train

Screeching past need find somewhere quiet but got the right idea look they’re off yeah we’re off at some point what is the morning here lot I’m just going to Aldi I think it’s down there somewhere I a quick look in the Town Center looks very interesting this dzal day little gyms here

Look little Little Gym there gym there look oh sweet