Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony
Moored at Huntingdon

Thursday 14 June 2012

14th June '12


Weather looks quite good first thing so we set off about 10. Viv and David have already left but they said they were early risers.

We covered 2 miles and 8 locks through Stone in 2 hours, which is going some let me tell you! We were very lucky with the locks, most were set in our direction and some had boats just coming out and others waiting to follow us in which always makes things easier.

We then travelled a couple of miles further and are moored at Barlaston.

The Wedgewood factory is just opposite our mooring and so we decided to go and have a look. It was really amazing! It cost us £19 but that included a 45min tour of the factory, and entrance to the museum and craft workshops, shops and tea-rooms. We really didn’t have enough time to do it all, as we got there at 2.30 and it shut at 5. The trouble is you just don’t know what these places have on offer. If we had known we would have waited and gone in tomorrow. The museum was absolutely mind-blowing – I had Wedgewood overload eventually and had to leave as I couldn’t take any more in! The factory showed us how it’s done today and the craft area showed original methods. To be honest there wasn’t much difference. The time and labour that goes into each piece is awesome. I shall never again be surprised at how much it costs – I still can’t afford it – as the processes are so complicated and time-consuming.

We met Viv and David in there as they are moored just a bit behind us. It made a nice change to have someone else we knew, this can be quite an isolating existence at times.

Once again the weather is forecast to be horrible tomorrow with lots of rain, so if it is we shall stay where we are as the next days cruising takes us through Stoke, and we really don’t want to do it on a bad day!


This can be just seen across the canal from us - this gives you no idea at all how huge the place actually is.

The wind has now got up quite noticably, it's been bad all day - I had to stay at the back of the locks to keep the doors shut until water came in to keep them closed. My boat handling has improved immensely and I am now pretty good as long as no-one puts me under pressure!

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