It was another dry day and quite sunny as we set off along
the canal. We stopped at the water point
and filled up and then we went on our way.
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| Old Buildings at Norbury Junction |
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| Passing Moored Boats at Norbury |
There are quite a few moored boats at Norbury so we chugged
past them and then came to Shelmore Enbankment which is a mile long and there
are flood gates at each end in case of a breach. These gates were closed each night during
World War II as a precaution against bombing.
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| Shelmore Enbankment |
We went under the old Railway Bridge and came to the
moorings at Gnosall where there were fishermen.
One of them said to me are you coming in for water and I said no, we are
going to moor and he said get under the bridge where there are more moorings, I
said no we want to moor this side, well he went off on one saying to Kev we
were here first and if we are first, you can’t moor, Kev said well you can
share the space with us like we have to with you. The other two fisherman a bit further up were
fine and we went in between them. One of
them said to me don’t worry about him, just punch him and he will run off and
then laughed, he said he is always grumpy, then we had a nice chat with him,
good job some of the fisherman are nice and friendly.
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| Going under Railway Bridge |
We moored up then went up onto the bridge and got the bus to
Stafford which is a short bus ride away.
We had a walk around the shops and got a few things and then went to The
Soup Kitchen for lunch, it is a really nice café and they make all their own
pies, bread, cakes and scones.
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| Now that's a Pie Crust! |
Kev had the pie and it was really nice, then we finished
with scones with jam and cream and they were so nice. We then had another walk around the shops, then
got the bus back to Gnosall and back to the boat.
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| The Soup Kitchen |
We are now staying around here as on Monday I start work in
Bristol and will be staying with Davina again in the week and coming back at
the weekends. We have decided to have a
change this year and not go back to the Gloucester & Sharpness canal but
stay up around here and see what a Winter on the narrow canals is like. There are a few villages on this stretch and also
on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal which this one joins where I
can get a bus to Stafford to get the train to Bristol or a bus to Wolverhampton
and a train from there.
Kev will chug around up here in the week or sometimes stay
put for a few days. We have had a great
trip this year and now it’s back to work for me and jobs on the boat for
Kev. This will be our last post for a
while but we will post from time to time so you can all see how we are getting
on.
Thanks again for following us, it makes doing this worth
while when we know our friends and family enjoy seeing what we are up to, we
will be back travelling the canals and rivers next year and hope you follow us
then.
Sheila & Kev
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| Moored at Gnosall |
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