Start of our 2009 Summer Journey

Arrived at the boat at 10:30. After unpacking and having a quick lunch we set off just after midday, turning North towards Great Haywood. Despite the Met. Office forecast showing sunny weather it rained on and off, but not too hard, throughout our journey. Having got through Rugeley we decided to stop out in the countryside across the Trent valley from Cannock Chase. We can see Rugeley power station in the distance and are fairly close to the West coast mainline, but there are sheep in the field next to us. Looking forward to a couple of months on the canal.