Well we have been making good progress with our journey southwards. Busy cruising days but several 'runs ashore' too. This time last week we were at Market Drayton managing to be there on market day. On Friday our niece Cheryl drove all the way from Stockport to see us. We had to keep moving to beat Monday's stoppages. So after lunch her and I drove to where we expected to moor for the night. Meanwhile Paul was cruising towards us. He got much further than us so Cheryl only had a short cruise before we moored for the night. We all enjoyed the day.
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Bottom of the 2 locks. The gate under the bridge is the bottom gate for
the to lock and the top gate for the bottom lock. |
On Saturday we arrived at Compton where there is a useful launderette. We also found a lovely butcher we'd not found before.
At the moment we are moored in a place called Swindon, but this one is in Staffordshire. Paul is busy making a new floor for the bathroom. It is a false floor and the shower water flows over the sides before being pumped out. After 20+ years one corner is rotting away. We have gradually been buying replacement parts and this afternoon he is busy putting it all together.
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| View of the Staircase Locks from the bottom. |
The pictures are of Botterham Staircase Locks. We came through them this morning. We moored just below so we could visit a cafe on a near by industrial estate where we both had the Gutbuster breakfast. Not sure if we will eat again today!
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