As we were moored right outside the Nickelodeon pub we decided to eat there, the menu was not that exciting but the carvery was OK. The carpark was a bit noisy with the boy racers but quietened down before we went to bed. This morning we woke to bright sunshine. We slid very gently out of the arm backwards trying successfully not to pick anything up on the prop and headed off along the W&E making good progress, in fact we only stopped once for a weed hatch visit and that was caused by hooking a large branch on the bows. When I reversed off to clear it I picked up a large blade full, it mat once have been a fisherman’s bivvy with big heavy duty zips and some thin semi ridged plastic, that held us up for half an hour or so. I must say the water was not as cold as I expected.
We stopped at Sneyd Junction services and topped the water tank up a bit as we were passing, that should see us OK to Longwood.
Something I haven’t noticed before is this installation for disabled fishing persons, wheelchair friendly hard flat surface and a raised section to stop them rolling into the cut.
One day, hopefully the Heatherton canal will join here to give a direct connection to the Staffordshire and Worcester canal.
We carried on a little further mooring for the night just before the junction with the Cannock Extension at Pelsall Common, we are actually about two foot out from the bank and the pins are only in the ground six inches but we are not expecting anyone to come speeding by tonight.
Todays Journey
11½ miles, no locks in 4½ hours
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