Tixall Wide

 

Here I am Rune

Distance 9.4 miles 

Total 5241 Locks  431 Tunnels

Running total mileage 7,945.9miles

 

Once again we’ve reached our intended destination of Tixall Wide, one of our favourite moorings on the system. Quite busy here so we couldn’t get to moor with a view of the Gatehouse (Landmark Trust property), but we are more or less on the wide itself, so good enough.

Weather forecast for tomorrow isn’t quite so good so I think I’ll head on into Stafford on the bus to make use of their swimming pool. Plan would be to then move on to Stone on Thursday.

Penkridge

 

Here I am Rune

Distance 2.4 miles 

Total 5235 Locks  431 Tunnels

Running total mileage 7,936.5miles

 

After letting the rain shower pass through we’ve had a gentle trip to Penkridge arriving just in time for lunch (as another rain cloud passed through). I’ve now picked up our train tickets to get back home next month. Bought a couple more pairs of boating gloves from the local farmer’s shop, which I hope will be better quality than the one’s I got from the basin, which ripped the first time I used and and, although I tried to repair them, continued to rip further. The only additional item needed tomorrow morning is a loaf of bread from the excellent brad shop here, Jasper’s, before we head off towards Tixall Wide.

Gailey (2)

 

Here I am Rune

Distance 0.5 miles 

Total 5230 Locks  431 Tunnels

Running total mileage 7,934.1miles

 

Well, at a cost of £267.00 we’ve got the Eberspacher serviced for another year but since he didn’t finish until quite late (2.00pm) we’ve stayed in Gailey for another night, albeit at the moorings below the lock now. Tomorrow we’ll move onto Penkridge where they have an excellent bakery and, as luck would have it, we are going to need to get some tomorrow or Tuesday.