Rodbaston Lock next to the M6
Tixall WideOn the move again down the Staffs & Worcester Canal. We set off from Gailey at 8:40. By 10:30 after 2.5 miles and 5 locks we reached Penkridge, a large village where we shopped for necessities and 2 chocolate and cream eclairs.
After filling up with water we set off again and after passing beneath the M6 stopped out in the country for lunch. Half an hour later we were moving again, the final destination being Tixall Wide where the canal has formed an attractive reed-fringed lake, a favourite spot for boaters. In all today we have travelled for 6.5 hours covering 12 miles and 11 locks, one of our longest days for some time.
As I write, the sun is shining, great crested grebes are swimming near the boat, and the countryside looks beautiful - what more can one want??
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