I have had to book a timed passage for the Harecastle tunnel.... slightly annoyingly it’s 11am so we can’t really moor at the portal entrance as we’ll be in the way of the 8-11am’ers so it’ll mean a Westport lake stop, moored there once before not massively keen but it’ll have to do.
This morning we set off just as a large crane was arriving to do its craning in at Teddesley.... how the poor bridges manage such weight is a testament to their long long ago construction.
Then I spotted this fella .... I suspect he was painting his boat and protecting his knees but who has space on a boat or cricked pads !
The wind has been with us all day turning North Westerly, thankfully apart for a few spots of rain the day kept dry, but it did promise - this sky was near Stafford boat club.
On the last leg to Salt I was hailed and advised there was a tree down ahead, we got past but looking at it quite a bit of the tree is being held up and if the lot comes down there is a boat that may cop it... I think I’ll report this one to C&RT.
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I saw that crane this afternoon from the M6! I always look for signs of boats at Teddesley and Acton Trussel as I drive past.
It would have been interesting to see what he was putting into the water as the basin was very congested as was the yard. It would have taken some boat shuffling to get a clear run. Are you bringing Briar Rose back and if so which route ?
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