After a visit to the local chandlery and a stock up at the supermarket, we were ready to call up the Muirtown flight of locks by 10:45am. Only to be told the next lock up wouldn't be until 1:30pm - oh well time to relax then!

Just before 1:30 we were called up on the VHF and told we were the third boat in and to tie up to starboard. Off we went, through the swing bridge and then throwing up our lines in the first lock - the front boat in the lock on the starboard side. The lines were then passed back down and we kept them tight from on deck as we rose up.

At the top of the first lock I hopped out ashore and walked the bow line forward as Colin motored us through to the next lock - bigger boats are allowed to motor between the locks as it would have been tough trying to pull Emerald through. I then kept the bow line tight from the shore whilst Colin controlled the stern line from the boat. Blimey - its hard work trying to keep a 15 ton boat under control whilst a maelstrom of water is pouring into the lock - by the time we're through to Corpach I'l have arms like Arnie!

4 locks later we were at the top and headed off in convoy to the next swing bridge who the lock keepers have called up to let them know we're coming. That worked well as we didn't have to wait around for the bridge and went straight through.

With the later start than we'd planned we decided to stay the night at Dochgarroch rather than carry on another 2 hours to the anchorage at Loch Ness. Dochgarroch was very peaceful and had lots of raspberries for me to forage!