Looking for answers to important questions in Burton.
Returning to Burton Upon Trent and repeating some more enjoyable things.
The strong winds today meant navigating on the canal was not advisable.
Going into a marina to get ahead of the wind and getting caught in it.
Today we found a pump that wasn’t working.
Sun brings lots of birds and buds and a bit of mischief.
A new bit of canal, with a number of things we haven’t seen in a while.
A few encounters with an “honest sonsie face” today and moored up “amang the rashes o”!
A day that is very quiet at one end, much, much louder in the middle, and then quiet again at the far end.
A busy morning and a peaceful afternoon and some exotic animal ornaments.
We often see birds but we see larger wings than usual today.
A sign on a tree forewarns that things might get wild on our walk.
Changing our destination wasn’t sticking our necks out too far.
Getting out of historic Tamworth and celebrating a historical monument in its 1900th year.
Awaiting further instruction can be unsettling. We have a Tame day and amuse ourselves bridges, bunting and birds.
When you need helpful advice, who should you ask?
Settling into a new spot and seeing spots again.
The unexpected today and the expected tomorrow.
Retracing our summer route, we notice small changes.
A day where the locks are inside the boat.
There is a brief burst of low sun during a longer drive in the mist today than planned, in search of a finishing touch.
Moored in the mist is better than lost in the mist.
We’ve been cruising the canals for six months, and still enjoying it.
Bryn reaches his limit today.
Bryn savours further delights in Stone, before we go our separate ways. We move out of town and on to a rural mooring.
Not all lock gates are the same.
From Stoke to Stone in a few easy steps
The sun shines and we see some oddly attractive things.
Some sticky situations in Stoke.
We go the other way through the Harecastle Tunnel and lead the way to the light.
We keep our appointment for the Harecastle Tunnel and avoid the rain.
We make the best of the weather and return to where we had been in the summer.
To carry on our southwards journey, first we have to go north.
A very short cruise in the middle of a domestic day.
A cold sunny day along a familiar canal, with new challenges.
We visit a local landmark that we have seen from a distance many times.
A day that ended better than it began and to be grateful for health and fit family.
Locks to be refurbished or lopped off. Flags to see and make.
Running the engine to charge the battery was the main order of business today.
On the end of the last day of the year and beginning a new one, Nye hosts for NYE. Happy Hogmanay!