High Offley

We've had a prolonged stay at Market Drayton, Ray was still suffering on Monday morning so he made a doctor's appointment for Tuesday. The diagnosis was tendonitis or a slight muscle strain, so he is under orders to take things easy. At least it wasn't anything serious.

We moved on the High Offley today and moored near the Anchor where we spent six weeks frozen in nearly two years ago. There were a few boats on the move so the five locks were relatively easy. That was followed by a slow cruise through Woodeaves cutting, the site of the rockfall in early 2011.

Today I have given advice about being a liveaboard, buying a boat, good places to moor and recommended George's sausages!

We are only two very easy days cruising from the Wolverhampton 21 and I don't want to tackle that at the weekend, travelling around Birmingham is something better done on a weekday so we will head up the flight on Monday. That leaves us with a couple of days to waste so we will see what the weather brings before decide which days to travel.

We will stop for our usual diesel fill up at Turner's at Wheaton Aston on the way through.

Today's journey 9 miles and 5 locks


So far this year we have travelled 624.6 miles, 511 locks, 49 swing bridges, 23 lift bridges and 24 tunnels

In 2011 we travelled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels

During 2010 we travelled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels

Since Ray retired we have travelled 1826.3 miles 1597 locks, 105 swing bridges, 61 lift bridges and 64 tunnels