OK thats a family joke, many years ago we kidded out two lads we were taking them to a string museum with their grandpa who was known to have a dry interest in certain things!
Tonight we are moored up at the Stoke Golding visitor moorings, a nice mooring we've not used before. We got here after 6pm having stopped off in Hinckley.
We woke to rain and a harsh north westerly that was supposed to be 15mph but was gusting to well over what felt like 25mph at times. All quite contrary to the BBC web site weather forecast. This meant we didn't set off until 11.20am after Rachel did the engine prep again - I took a photo she doesn't want to be included
Rachel wanted to visit a weaving museum in the town so we cruised for about an hour and twenty to bridge 17 and walked first to Trinity marina for an excessive lunch of Guinness Cottage pie and bread and butter pudding for me and half a Guinness fish and chips and Apple pie for Rachel. Suitably full we walked up to the town to visit the weaving museum which was small and staffed by a lovely fella who I think was pleased to see us.
We headed back to the boat and in some wind and late sun got to this mooring. Tomorrow we should make the terminus. We've lit the fire tonight as it got cold overnight on the boat as we both went to bed with cold feet.
For my brother in law Kev Booth - he liked a pint or two of Bass
The canal is ok for water but come off the centre channel and you feel the bottom quite quickly- glad Percy only draws about 2 feet.
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