Today the weather let us down. We were planning to travel up the Erewash Canal, one we have never visited before. However we awoke to strong winds and decided that the next section of canal along the River Trent with a sharp left turn onto the Erewash was too difficult under the conditions. Boating in strong winds is difficult and uncomfortable as the long flat sides of the boat act as a sail.
We stayed at Sawley in the morning and walked to the local coop to buy some urgently need provisions. However most of what we wanted wasnt available so we returned to the boat intending to wait for the weather to improve. Fortunately after lunch the wind abated and we decided to travel into Nottingham and visit the Erewash early next week as the weather forecast looked better then.
So we cruised down the Trent and then up the Beeston Canal which took us near the city centre. With the moorings being next to a large Sainsburys our shopping problem was solved. We will stay here for a day or two and look around Nottingham.
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