Yet again I have been very lax about posting, life seems very busy at the moment.
We spent the weekend at Rugeley, where we saw Sandra Willis again. On Sunday we managed to do something I can't remember doing in 10 years of boating, we ran out of gas and didn't have a spare cylinder. I thought I was going to be without until Tuesday when we could move but thanks to the wonderful camaraderie of the cut our friends Mark and Justina from NB Marmite brought us one by car. Paul and Jennie turned up on NB Panda Julienne on Monday too.
On Tuesday we did the journey to Stone, passing Sandra who had moved on from Rugeley on Sunday morning. Kit from NB Here Be Dragons walked down to help us through the final four locks to our mooring for the market. There were eight boats, two who we hadn't met before and we all had a good time. We even got a bit of fame, we are now on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXV6ZoVTTrY
After the market we had what is becoming the traditional traders invasion of the local pub. We then slowly all went our separate ways with promises to meet up later in the year, many of us at Birmingham. We left Stone on Wednesday but didn't travel very far, then on Thursday we traveled to Tixall Wide where we have been watching the rain.
Tomorrow and/or Wednesday we hope to move on to Penkridge as it is the best place for transport links and Ray has yet another hospital appointment on Thursday.
Since my last post we have traveled 27.2 miles and 18 locks
This year we have traveled 74.5 miles, 52 locks, 1 swing bridge and 1 tunnel
In 2013 we traveled 459.1 miles, 434 locks, 7 swing bridges, 15 lift bridges and 31 tunnels
In 2012 we traveled 876.9 miles, 675 locks, 55 swing bridges, 23 lift bridges and 31 tunnels
In 2011 we traveled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels
During 2010 we traveled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels
Since Ray retired we have traveled 2612.2 miles, 2250 locks, 119 swing bridges, 76 lift bridges and 103 tunnels
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