Stone To Tixall Then Onto Acton Trussell And Back.

Busy doing nothing.

Our guests arrived on Saturday afternoon after enduring the car park AKA the M5.

A mountain of shopping and clothes were embarked and we were off out into the country,  straight into the teeth of a huge thunderstorm,...... welcome aboard.

Sunday was so much better, lots of sun, not too many locks and a nice lazy day.

Monday morning found us at Tixall Wide, I think it must be me but I don't really see the attraction here.

It is always packed with boats moored nose to tail (which we will avoid like the plague if we can) just to get this view.

The place is a small broad such as you would find in Norfolk, but no one seems to moor in it with a mud weight as you would on a typical broad, they just cram in along the edge day in and day out.

Fittingly, there was this broads type cruiser moored alongside. A real labour of love to keep that woodwork up to scratch. I suppose scratch is a word that owner does not want to hear......ever.

My master plan.
I'll just hide behind this....... and then jump out.

A trip up the Staffs and Worcs and unbelievably we were dropping Ian and Sam back at Stone.
Time, where does it go?



Until next time..........................






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