Woke this morning and spotted a couple Chris and Sahara who we met last year, so caught up with them, they have bought a Dutch narrow barge and are int the process of selling their old boat Avalon mist.
We then had breakfast and broke our mooring, filled up with water and then set of on our way, the weather was a bit overcast with the chance of rain, we left Willington and a load of anglers who look like they were in a competition, who were friendly and we exchanged pleasantries.Burton on Trent is next with it Breweries, Marston,Bass and Coors some of the remaining, at one time there was over thirty breweries in this town.
Also this is the start of the single narrow locks, which means any boat over 6 foot 6 inches wide needs to turn around as they will get stuck, luckily we fit, so on we go, most of the warehouse which use to line the canal are now gone, and well kept gardens are now the norm, we past the sports field which has a mass of Daffoidls surrounding the playing pitches.
The canal also enters The National Forest at bridge 30, we also pass Branston Water park wich is a pleasant park which to visit with mooring accesss on the canal. Next we pass Barton Under Needwood with its 16th century church built by John Taylor Henry VII private secatary, it's also home to a big marina, Barton Turn where we moored last year for a few days, then we pass the farming settlement of Wynchor befor reaching our destination and mooring spot for the night Arelwas, where we stock up on essential and settle for the night.
We hope you all enjoy reading our blog, and a thank you to Lynne Jones who was enquiring how our cat Firkin was now coping, which I can tell you is she is fine, not eating as much but a lot more settled as you can see.
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