It's raining again !!!!!!!

Set off this morning in the pouring rain, leaving our overnight mooring in the village of Willington, we soon pass the village of Findern The  village was named after the lord who resided in the area, Sir Geoffrey de Fynderne, who was present in the Crusades and brought back the Findern Flower.

We then reach Stenson lock which is also the home of the Bubble Inn, we then pass open farmland which is making most of this rain

We then pass Swarkestone which main feature is its 18th C five arch stone bridge which spans the river Trent, it was at Swarkestone that Bonnie Prince Charlie gave up his attempt for the throne of England and returned defeated to Culloden.

"The Cuttle" a summer house of sir Richard Harpur Tudor mansion.

At the next lock we teamed up with narrowboat "Lyra" which made these double locks a bit easier for both boats.we then pass another Weston on Trent before reaching our destination for today Shardlow a delightful canal village which houses the 18th C Trent mill now the clock warehouse.

It's raining a bit