Somebody on the UKRECW channel (namely Roger Murray) waxed lyrically about the joys of returning to ones boat. I was filling up with emotion when I read it. Now weve had two days of boating which dispelled the accumulated gloom of 2009.
Or was it 2008 ? Wednesday part 1 Barlaston to Harecastle south portal. About 4 hours, no queues. Stopped for lunch (just the one glass), declining immediate passage through the tunnel. Wednesday part 2 through Harecastle tunnel in a respectable 40 minutes with just one other boat. Bumped head on roof & cap fell off. Saw the moons of Jupiter but no concussion. On as far as Church Lawton. No queues. Thursday 8:30 start after cereal & fruit breakfast. Ptttaah ! Clearing skies, little traffic, no queues arriving Lock 57 by 11:30. M6 reassuringly intrusive. Plan to buy newspapers at Lock 57 foiled they dont do em. Bought gas cylinder instead 13kg orange £21.60. Walked back to Rode Heath for newspapers about 1pm, couple of pints in The Broughton Arms would have been rude not to. Walked enthusiastically back to Lock 57 for intended lunch. We were too late, so bottle of red and some snackery on board. Creamy chickeny slow cooked supper for serving with gnocchi smells good. Remnants will mutate into Jalfrezi and Bombay potato flavoured repast for later in the weekend. The weekend has started, hasnt it ? Plan for Friday 1) wake up 2) get diesel from Lock 57 at 83p 50/50 3) if they have any 4) chug Middlewich-wards 5) fish & chip supper Beeky
