Hi Eeveryone
We have been moored up for a couple of days in Tixall wide, I am not sure what tixall wide is or was, its just a great wide opening in the canal its like being on a lake Its very popular with boaters who want a few quiet days to clean the boat down, knock off all the dust and do any repairs. which is what we did. we also caught the bus into Stafford, its an Arriva bus so one does have say a few Hail Mary's and carry your St Christopher as they can be a little scary, we went primarily to get some bait for fishing looking on the map it was only about a 1 mile walk to the shop from the bus station however these on line maps are not all that accurate are they? in fact it was a good half hour walk we eventually found the bloody place, only to walk through the door and here a voice shout if its maggots you want we have sold out (S----) was the only reply I could think of. Still it was a nice walk through the back streets of Stafford. Stafford is one of those towns that has a centre but that's all it has unlike Stone which is where we had dinner last night Stone still retains many of its old features and any new builds have been sympathetically built making it a very pleasant little town.
We are now only doing 4/6 locks and 8/10 miles a day as the canal in very quiet so we are taking it easy. though after Harecastle Tunnel we are on Heartbreak hill which is a bit of a gruel but its soon over its only 26 locks in 8 miles but to pro's like us its a doddle
We are now moored in Trentham where I had my big Birthday party last year. Tomorrow we will make the Harecastle Tunnel and wait until Sunday to go through first thing. We are waiting on news of two locks that have been put out action by being struck by a boat they are at the moment still out of use we need them to get repaired soon.
Those are our very loose plans We don't really like plans as when they go which inevitably they do you have to start again planning. we like the more relaxed approach, I know when we need fuel water and pump out they do have to be planned within a few day. its not that we are laid back we are just very relaxed.
We have been moored up for a couple of days in Tixall wide, I am not sure what tixall wide is or was, its just a great wide opening in the canal its like being on a lake Its very popular with boaters who want a few quiet days to clean the boat down, knock off all the dust and do any repairs. which is what we did. we also caught the bus into Stafford, its an Arriva bus so one does have say a few Hail Mary's and carry your St Christopher as they can be a little scary, we went primarily to get some bait for fishing looking on the map it was only about a 1 mile walk to the shop from the bus station however these on line maps are not all that accurate are they? in fact it was a good half hour walk we eventually found the bloody place, only to walk through the door and here a voice shout if its maggots you want we have sold out (S----) was the only reply I could think of. Still it was a nice walk through the back streets of Stafford. Stafford is one of those towns that has a centre but that's all it has unlike Stone which is where we had dinner last night Stone still retains many of its old features and any new builds have been sympathetically built making it a very pleasant little town.
We are now only doing 4/6 locks and 8/10 miles a day as the canal in very quiet so we are taking it easy. though after Harecastle Tunnel we are on Heartbreak hill which is a bit of a gruel but its soon over its only 26 locks in 8 miles but to pro's like us its a doddle
We are now moored in Trentham where I had my big Birthday party last year. Tomorrow we will make the Harecastle Tunnel and wait until Sunday to go through first thing. We are waiting on news of two locks that have been put out action by being struck by a boat they are at the moment still out of use we need them to get repaired soon.
Those are our very loose plans We don't really like plans as when they go which inevitably they do you have to start again planning. we like the more relaxed approach, I know when we need fuel water and pump out they do have to be planned within a few day. its not that we are laid back we are just very relaxed.
Tixall wide in the morning mist
Tixall hall no derelict
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