Tuesday 27 September 2011

Alrewas to above Swarkstone Lock, Trent and Mersey Canal

Much better start to the week, lovely sunshine, and the promise of hot, hot, hot, by the end of the week. We moved onto a short stretch of the river Trent, just above Alrewas, which had a tricky bridge arch to negotiate. Glad the level was low, so no real current this time.

Last evening, we moored in a village named Branston, reputedly where the spicy pickle originated. We walked around the  Branston  Water park, but kept the dog on a short lead, and away from the water, as there were warnings about blue-green algae, and you could certainly see the bloom on the surface. 

We boated through Burton on Trent today, very pleasant in the autumn sunshine, passing the Coors and Marstons breweries. Disappointed there was no evidence in the air of brewing!

Just look at the September skies - a perfect day for boating and we managed to moor along side the village green at Willington, which just happened to be a pub garden too! Very popular place in the sun, including The Sweet Boat, with a vast range of old fashioned sweets in jars, for sale. All that stock to display and then store on board.