Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony
Moored at Huntingdon

Wednesday 11 July 2012

11th July '12

Still having problems with hotspot but coping with iPad! We are definitely unable to get past Alrewas, checked the Waterscape website. More rain forecast so unlikely to be soon I feel. Still water is unpredictable so you never know. I have taken some impressive photos of Trent in flood along the way today, as we run parallel to it. We are moored at Rugeley, which we've never been able to get moored at before. There's a lot of movement on the canal, but lots are going down the Coventry, and we suspect some coming back up are simply going to go back up north. We are going to try to get further down tomorrow and see what the situation is. Rugeley is much smaller than we'd expected and seems a bit down at heel, lots of empty shops and most of the town centre pubs shut. We are moored behind John and Val who we have been bumping into (not literally) for the last few days. They are from Swindon and can't get back to the Kennet &Avon so are going to stay up here to explore the northern canals. Apparently the Thames in unnavigable at present! Lucky it was ok for the Jubilee Pageant. We have had 2 pigeons either fighting or mating (I'm not an authority) outside the boat for ages today. They made so much noise that a flock of young ducks came and made a semicircle around them to watch! Very funny! By the way, John discovered that the plant he thought was giant burdock, was in fact giant hogs weed, thanks Terry, I noticed your comment! It has been quite warm and sunny most of the day so here's hoping the river will go down!

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