Our mooring above Sandon Lock ...
late Thursday afternoon (18th) ...
just before we visited Margaret and Geoff for drinks ...
and the amazing moon as we left them at 11 o'clock!
Yesterday (19th) the rain came ... and boy, did it rain!
It was set for most of the day and rather than sit about for it to stop long enough for us to move in the dry we all decided to go for it at about 10:15. We encountered drizzle for the first 15 minutes or so and then the heavens opened and we really got wet! I was steering and George was holding the umbrella but before too long the rain stopped and ...
by the time we reached Stone our waterproofs were practically dry.
Moored up on the five day moorings ...
behind narrowboat Seyella.
After lunch we went into town for some bits of shopping and
in the evening shared a fish supper in the company of Margaret and Geoff.
We're on the Trent and Mersey Canal and it's bendy round here, lining up What a Lark (70') on a right hand bend into a skewed bridge followed by a sharp left hand bend was challenging, but all done without even a kiss on the sides (or top/chimney) of the boat.
I thoroughly enjoyed being on the tiller again even in the rain.
I wonder how Lisa and David are faring?
Are you setting out to do the Cheshire ring together?
ReplyDeleteIt’s a dangerous swap .... those twiddly northern canals can be addictive, look what happened to Lesley and Joe !!
ReplyDeleteAre you doing the full 4 counties ?
Nev
It's just me and George Lesley - Lisa and David are living the wide life at the moment on Still Rockin'. We're not doing the whole of the Cheshire ring as we only have a few weeks and want to go towards Chester too.
ReplyDeleteIf money was no problem Nev ... perhaps! We're at Stone currently and then will do the Staffs and Worc/Shroppie towards Chester. Then the Middlewich to Stoke and then back to Great Haywood. If you're around and up for a visit we'd love to meet up with you. I can pm my phone number if you want it.
ReplyDeleteHave fun, I'm sure you will enjoy the muddy ditches & narrow locks for a while, but you will miss that expanse of water! We are having just a two week break doing the Leicester ring, but should be back to normal cruising next year & will hopefully see you on the Thames!
ReplyDeleteAli & John
Nb Triskaideka
Thanks Ali and John, will look out for you on the Thames in 2020!
ReplyDeleteGive Joe a wave as you pass Hatherton. He is up at the boat removing ballast from under the bathroom floor to adjust the trim. Should be there to Until at least Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were travelling with Geoff and Mags.
Hi Lesley, sorry I misunderstood you ... yes we are travelling with Geoff and Mags for a few days. We will certainly look out for Joe at Hatherton, we should be passing there in a couple of days.
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