Sandon to Weston - Trent & Mersey Canal

Tuesday 24^th August

We are on the move today just a short distance to Weston.

                                                   

    We left our mooring and set off along the canal.  We soon came to Sandon lock. The lock was empty so I had to fill it up first, then open the gate.

Once through there, we went on our way again.

                                              

We chugged on going under a few bridges, then was passing Salt and went under the lovely bridge there.

                                                

We went on a bit further and then was approaching Weston where there was lots of ducks, geese and a family of swans.

                       

We moored up in the visitor moorings.

In the afternoon we went for a walk up to the pub, The Woolpack and had a drink.  By the canal there is a row of cottages and one of them has free range chickens and a little stall selling the eggs, so we got some and another cottage was selling tomatoes so we had some of them as well.

                                                      

On Wednesday we went to the Stafford County Show, the bus from Weston goes right to the show ground.

We had a great day out, lots to see.  We watched the scurry racing in the main ring and also the motorcycle stunt team who were amazing and so fearless.

                                                              

                                                                                                      

There were lots of trade stalls and food and craft tents and we even had water buffalo milk ice cream which was really nice but tasted different from ordinary ice cream.  It was very busy but as it’s such a big show you didn’t feel like you were on top of each other, there was plenty of space.

                                              

                                                                                                         

We really enjoyed the show and would definitely go again.