In Search Of Diesel

We spent most of today making slow progress to Leamington Spa and then back to Hatton locks. We left Saltisford having decided more diesel was required to feed the engine as by a rough calculation it's been running at least 7 days since the last top-up. The nearest supplier on the cut was Kate Boats below Cape locks, so back we went. Unfortunately they are closed in Fridays. "No problem" I thought, on to Delta Marine, next door; diesel suppliers according to the Nicholson guide. Not any more. So we continued to Leamington as I'd hatched a plan. I bought two 5 litre diesel cans from Homebase, turned at the winding hole and moored next to Tesco in Leamington. Dominic and I then made three trips to the Tesco filling station to buy 30 litres of road diesel and transfer it to Syncopation's tank. It's the same stuff these days as red diesel sold on the cut but more expensive, of course. Several hours after leaving we passed Saltisford again and moved two locks up the Hatton flight.


Moored above Hatton Lock No 28

Total distance is 8 miles, 6 furlongs and 6 locks