Can't believe that we're sitting here after 6 in the evening in shorts & T-shirt! It looks like it's going to stay this way for a few days too. Great!
The day started off well with 2 Treecreepers in the trees beside M. We didn't set off until 9 as we weren't going far. We stopped to water up before leaving Market Drayton & that took ages as the water pressure was low to say the least. Still, we're in no hurry so we just had another brew!
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| Vera supervises the watering up at Drayton Wharf |
We recognised this section from the last time we did the 4 Counties ring on a hire boat about 8 years ago. I'd made a mistake when I set the alarm, so we were up at 5am & cruising by 6! It was actually loveley & peaceful at that time of day, but we don't plan to repeat it.
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| A beautiful blue sky! |
We've been though 7 locks today. For the first time since we set off there was a chance for some canalside shopping. A lady by one of the locks was selling farm produce & cakes so we indulged in a large slab of sponge cake for lunch. Then, just like with buses, a few locks later there was another lady selling cakes. Couldn't resist so bought some chocolate fridge cake for tomorrow & some rocket which she went and cut from the greenhouse. We were eating some of that in a butty within 20 mins.....talk about fresh!
We're now moored near Audlem in Cheshire. This is one of the nicest morrings we've had, & we've had some lovely ones. The views across the countryside are fab & I guess the sunshine just makes it all even better! We haven't been idle though, I've cleaned the 5 windows & hoppers on the bank side whilst Simon did some more chrome polishing & a bit of T-cutting & polishing on the stern.
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| Muriel maintenance at magnificent mooring! |
An old workboat (Saturn) went by towing a butty (the canal equivalent of a trailer). The butty has to be man-handled through the locks. It looked a bit like hard work.....
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| One man-power..... |
Took V for a lovely evening wander down some of the Audlem locks & it's now time to relax!
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| Audlem locks, to be tackled tomorrow |
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