This is known as Pendlebury Rocking - it's one of the first things you come to on the Staff and Worcs after Autherley Junction. Not only is it narrow but it's also quite shallow, so going is a bit tricky. Note that John is wearing gloves - it was cold and because I was feeling rough I'd wrapped myself up well. For someone who hates layers I was wearing a long sleeved cotton T-shirt, a chunky fleece, a padded body warmer, my boat coat and then a hat and a scarf wound around my neck - I looked like a poor imitation of Margaret Rutherford! At least I was warm (ish).
I have been trying for the last 15 minutes to up-load another picture - no joy. So much for every picture paints a thousand words - I can write them quicker than I can get them!
Anyway - we have now reached Great Haywood Junction and are moored once again in sight of Shugbrough Hall. Not a bad place to be. The Trent doesn't seem too bad and we can find nothing on-line so are presuming that the river section is open.
We enjoyed our brief trip along the Staff and Worcs and will definitely come back and do it again and this time continue right down it. Lots of people seem to rave about the Llangollen and the Shroppie but we have both decided that we prefer the S&W.
We have apparently missed seeing a kingfisher twice today. We have been following a boat called Lady Arwen right along the canal today and at the last lock they said that they had just seen one flying across the bollards and into the trees. We looked but never saw it. Then a boat came through after us and we told them and they had just seen one below the lock. Again we looked but didn't see. That means that we have travelled all down the Shroppie without seeing one and they are regulars there and now we have missed at least one here. Bother!
We came through Tixall Wide today which again we had heard about but not seen. Probably not quite as impressive as we had expected but nice none the less.
The sun has shone continuously today and once again we have been able to moor the boat in the dry. It was meant to have been very cold last night but we didn't notice. The weather is supposed to be changing tomorrow but opinions differ depending on who you speak to. If it's really awful we'll stay here I expect otherwise we shall head further down the Trent and Mersey. Theoretically we could be home in 2 days but that's pushing it for us - also means early starts so it's not exactly likely is it?
My cold has lifted during the day and I'm now feeling pretty much back to normal - John's never came to anything - no Man Flu thankfully. The Beechams and the whiskey seem to have done the trick - now we need an off-licence!
It has clouded over considerably since starting this so we shall have to see what tomorrow brings. Sorry about the pictures once again.......
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