I have a horrible fear of canals, expecially the locks. This phobia seems to have got worse over the years (no real explanation why - always been a good swimmer, never been in trouble with water).
My partner and I love to bike the canals but just passing the locks makes me feel sick with fright.
Just the look of them (especially when the water's coming through the gates) scares the daylights out of me!
We like to go from Wolves to Birmingham - couldn't be any worse considering their are about 30 locks between the cities!
I'm trying really hard not to chuck the towel in and avoid them altogether.
Anyone else got a similar fear? [xx(]