Arrived Market Drayton

Today we woke and left Goldstone saying goodbye to the two couples we met last night in he pub as they were heading the opposite way, we headed through Woodeaves cutting which is an astonishing memorial to the men who built the canal , this deep cutting hewn from solid rock , almost by hand, certainly without machinery.

 We then progressed to Tyrley Wharf this used to be an important overnight mooring for the Shropshire unions carrying boats and there use to be stabling for 22 horses which little evidence of the existence remains. We stopped here for lunch and also so that I could return to Goldstone to pick up the car, I walked as my bum muscles were still aching lucky I did because the tow path through the cutting was very muddy and I would never of cycled through it.

When I returned we had some lunch and then tackled Tyrley locks a flighti of five,here we started to drop down a level into Market Drayton, this cutting after the locks is very dark and damp with ferns and mosses thriving in this shadowy environment. We then moored up at the start of Market Draton which is a present town famous for it market of course which unfortunate for us on a Wednesday, but saves spending some money, we tend to spend a few days moored here as the weather promises rain and high winds for tomorrow.

Whilst here we were feeding these ducks when a few different ducks appeared these are Mandarin ducks and were quite colourful.

We had a curry for dinner this evening and watched telly and off to bed again, see ya