Going easy until winter mooring !

So after that momentous sailing day to get past the river section, we now have a lot of time on our hands. Basically, here we are on the 10th October in Branston on the Trent and Mersey canal and we need to get to Willington for the 28th! That’s 18 days to do about 8 miles. Now, I like to take things easy and I certainly don’t rush about on the boat, bit even this is going to be a sllooowww cruise! Luckily, we have Burton upon Trent and a few other places where we can stop and take in the sights, so it should not be too bad.

Branston is quite a nice place and there is a great little pub where we had a few beers and something to eat after the long day’s sail. Our plan at the moment is to go into the marina just before we get to Burton upon Trent and get a pump out and fill up with water and Diesel (not that we will need much) and then stay at Burton for a few days before moving on. We will go into the mooring a bit early (on the 21st of a few days before) and then go and see Ron and Lyn for a few days, the drive back to stay with Dee and catch up with everyone.

So now we have 17 days to do the 8 miles to the marina – I think we’re ok 😋

A quick update…it is now the 17th October and we are now at Willington, and we will go into the Marina on Saturday or Sunday, ready for our visit to Ron and Lyn and the kids.