Lazy Days!

We certainly aren't going to set any records for distance travelled at the moment our journey yesterday was one of our shortest. We shared the locks at Weston and Aston with a couple from North Carolina who were coming to the end of their holiday afloat but had another couple of weeks left before they return to the USA.

We decided to moor before we reached the long term moorings at Shardlow and were glad we did. There were some workmen felling some trees and in exchange for a couple of cuppas they cut some wood into nice manageable chunks for us and it is now neatly stacked on our roof.

We took a day off today and I have been making Yule/Christmas decorations and working on a beaded bracelet I am making for myself. Ray has fitted the new tunnel lamps we bought in Tamworth but it will be a while before we need them.

Yesterday's journey 4.4 miles and 2 locks

So far this year we have travelled 732.8 miles, 585 locks,  50 swing bridges, 23 lift bridges and 27 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 1934.5 miles, 1671 locks, 106 swing bridges, 61 lift bridges and 67 tunnels