Here I am Rune
Distance 0 miles
Total 887 Locks 46 Tunnels
Running total mileage 1294.6miles
Today was a day for wandering around Birmingham City Centre
since the crew was taking the opportunity of being in easy travel distance of
Leicester Record Office to go across to do some researching. Mine was a bit of a lazy day really, had
another look at the section of drained canal (not much has changed although a
large pile of mud has disappeared) and wandered off into the city centre.
Firstly I needed to find the blood donor centre since I had an appointment
booked for 3.40pm. It was not particularly easy to find although a large blood
donor van pulling up by the door when I was looking for it was a helpful clue.
The blood donor session wasn’t a great success to be honest, normally I bleed
quite readily for such things (a little worryingly) but on this occasion the
flow was not good particularly good and then the reason for this became
apparent when the needle came adrift allowing air into the pipeline and
resulting in the aborting of the donation. Although I’d given about 200grams of
blood they are unable to use it because the donation bag contains an
anticoagulant and if the bag is not filled the concentration is too high to
transfuse to a patient, so a bit of a waste really, may as well have kept the
blood to myself!
On the way back to the boat I also took another walk up
Birmingham Library to The Secret Garden on about the 7th Floor to
admire the view over Birmingham again. Current plan is to try to stay around
here over the weekend as I’ve heard a rumour that the drained canal may be
opening sometime next week and if it does then we can go down the Birmingham
and Worcester to Cadbury World, a venue that crew is keen to visit. I’ll call
in at the CRT office at Cambrian Wharf tomorrow to see if there is any truth in
the rumour.
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