Well, well, well - the forecast was a little different from the reality. Just a few spots of rain, not the deluge we had braced ourselves for. Our mooring alongside the Shugborough estate is so quiet and pleasant, all we have managed to do is go down the canal and turn around, and return. We carefully passed this superbly painted tug- style boat on the way. It looked rather vulnerable to being clouted by less careful boats.
We certainly know the gardens at Shugborough very well now and managed to include a visit to the walled fruit and vegetable garden this time, including Blacksmith's shop. Unfortunately, we were unable to purchase and veg today. We did spot a fallow deer as we made our way along the driveway.
An evening picnic and al fresco film (Dirty Dancing), shown in the estate gardens did not even disturb us - pity that the evening was so chilly for the ticket payers.
Very autumnal feel to the start and end of the day.
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