Hi Everyone
Again I have to apologise for not completing our blog honest
we have been so busy and then there is the problem with the net as some of the
places we have stopped do not know ww2 has ended such as Nottingham .
Though to be honest we did stay three days in Nottingham as the moorings and were good the shops were
close and the town, well it was a town like any other. The castle isn’t really
a castle and even though Robin hood has a statue outside the castle he was
never really there. It was nice to get away from the high sided mooring and
back to moorings where you don’t have to climb four feet to get off the boat.
Leaving Nottingham behind the canal goes back to the river
then back to canal however it’s a very pleasant run we eventually moored at Sawley
Marian and got a birth for three days this was only to have a secure
destination for Maryanne to come over with Steve and Pippa they also brought
Thomas who was staying with us for a week. It was a great day we all piled in
the boat and had a cruise up and down the river it’s a fabulous place where the
river Trent crosses cross’s various other waterways busy but very beautiful.
Having said good by to Maryanne Pippa and Steve, it was time
for us to continue along our journey Thomas proved to be a very useful lock
cadet and he soon got the hang of working locks, He also proved to be a good
hand on the tiller Buggerlugs being 60ft and sitting low in the water she can
sometimes be a little difficult but again Thomas managed very well It wasn’t
long before we were leaving the river Trent behind us and joining the Trent and
Mersey Canal we were now down to narrow locks only one boat at a time and even
narrower Canals our first aim was a village called Alrewas this is the nearest
we can get to The National Memorial Arboretum. We secured a good mooring and
decided that the next day we would spend the whole day in the Arboretum and believe me you need it, we chose a good
time as there was loads on for the kids,
which helps??
Thomas enjoyed the WW1 Trench experience and building a
shelter I found him very interested it was the first time he actually realised
that the Armed Forces are the Navy, Army and Air Force all separate but all
combined he was also fascinated to see that the other services were represented
such as Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, Police, Womens Land army, Bevin Boys. The
Home guard. He now realises that that in a crisis everyone has to get involved
and play there part. Well worth a visit for any young people.
For the rest of the week we just plodded along moving
everyday stopping when ever we found a secluded stop for fishing and target
practice. As time went on we new we had to find a spot where Matthew could get
to collect Thomas and decided on a village called Rugeley as we new the shops were
close. I managed to get there around 10.30 and moved onto a mooring as one boat
was just pulling out. These must be the busiest moorings in the country as
within 4 mins walking you have Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi and the whole of the
little Market town another 2mins away. Here unfortunately we had to say goodbye
to Thomas it had been great having him along he is a great little boy full of
questions and fun he is now a devotee of the game “pickup sticks” I am sure it
will be played on wet days at school????
We are Now on the Trent and Mersey Canal
See you all soon
Buggerlugs
Working the Lock Solo
making a Basha
Looking over the top Sniper Style
He loves his food
Under instruction from Nunu (First Mate)
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