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| Getting Diesel from Auriga |
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| Going Under Road Bridge |
We are on the move today after a weekend moored outside the
Plum Pudding Italian Restaurant as I went back to Weston last week to visit
family. I came back on Saturday and got
the bus from Stafford back to Armitage where the Plum Pudding is. We had Sunday lunch there and it was
excellent, it’s a great place and well worth a visit. Sunday morning the diesel
boat Auriga came past so we stopped him and got some diesel, he’s a very
friendly chap and we shall definitely use him again.
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| Armitage Tunnel |
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| Passing Rugeley Power Station |
We are only going a couple of miles today to Rugeley and the
sun was shining as we set off but quite chilly.
We approached Armitage tunnel which used to have a roof but it was
removed some years ago, it is very narrow and no room to pass but we didn’t
meet any boats today so we were soon through there and then stopped at the
water point to fill up the tank.
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| Another Nice Morning |
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| Passing Auriga |
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| Coming Into Rugeley |
We then went on our way under a few bridges and we passed a
few boats coming the other way. We were
approaching the railway bridge near Rugeley and coming the other way was the
Auriga the diesel boat, we passed okay and then we were at Rugeley where we
moored up.
We spent the afternoon shopping, it’s a good place to stock
up on supplies.
We are staying here for a couple of days now and chugging
off on Wednesday. The old Power Station at Rugeley is going to be knocked down to make way for new houses, so when we come back down this way again which probably won't be for a year or two, it will be gone, it is such an iconic sight and you can see it for quite a distance so you always know when you are getting to Rugeley when the towers come into view, it won't be quite the same when they are gone.
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| An Iconic Sight |
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