Between Locks 3 and 2 to Adderley below Locks - Shropshire Union Canal

 

Tuesday 27^th to Friday 30^th October

We spent a couple of days moored near the top of the Audlem flight.  Wednesday we visited Sheila and Tony one more time and had a good old chat and laugh as always and then me, Kev, Jane and Harry went for lunch again at the Shroppie Fly and I am pleased to say that the food was really good again and we had a nice few hours eating, chatting and drinking gin!

We called into the Coop to get a few supplies and then made our way back up the flight and luckily in the dry.  Thursday the weather wasn’t good so we just stayed in.

  

Today (Friday) we are on the move and finally leaving Audlem behind us.  We have loved spending time here with our Audlem family and are sad to be going but it is time to move on and we will see Sheila, Tony, Jane, Malcolm and Harry over the Winter as we are never that far away so we will look forward to that.

We left our mooring and was glad that although it was overcast it was dry and headed to the lock.  We have two locks to do and then we will be at the top of the Audlem flight.

 The lock was empty so I opened the gates and Kev came in.  These locks aren’t very deep so don’t take long to fill.

  

A boat was coming out the last lock so we left the gates open for them and I walked up to the lock and Kev went in with the boat.

I shut the gates and filled the lock.  A boat came along as we were going up the lock so we could leave the gate open for them.

  

There is a stall at this lock selling cakes, drinks and ice creams but it was empty today which was a pity as the cakes are lovely and on our way down there was even homemade bread there which was really good.

We went on our way along the canal, under a few bridges and then we were approaching the bottom of Adderley locks where we moored up in the visitor moorings.  There was only one boat there so plenty of room for us.

    

 We are staying here for a couple of days as the forecast for tomorrow is not good but hopefully Sunday will be better and we can chug on to Market Drayton.