From Weston on Trent to Great Haywood, Trent and Mersey
Good to be afloat again, and life has definitely resumed some normality as we went to the Saracens Head for lunch, and whilst we were there, received a text from some friends (ex hotelboat guests in fact!) aboard N/b "September Pearl", suggesting we meet in Great Haywood today. So, with a sense of purpose we turned the boat around again, and headed south back down the Trent and Mersey canal. Lots of moving boats in both directions, so a few moments spent at the locks, and we meet up at a rather familiar spot ,just opposite Shugborough Hall. Lovely autumn sunshine, and of course, another pub lunch, this time in the garden of the Clifford Arms, that was also a tad familiar!
We all then set off to find some caves, shown on the canal guide, which we thought to be adjacent to the canal. Alas no - but all was not lost, as we asked some other walkers ( N/b "Forever Young"), if they knew where the caves were. A swift clicking of keys on their mobile phone and the internet revealed the location of the caves between Great and Little Haywood. As we were so close we persevered, and found that the caves were in fact an old sand stone quarry, now very overgrown, that had clearly been substantial workings, from the mid 19th century, providing materials for building bridges. Unlike previous visitors, we did not add to the graffiti on the smooth quarry walls.
A really pleasant August day - we are bracing ourselves for a ghastly wet day tomorrow. How can two days be so different?
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