After Tixall we went down to Penkridge on the 20th August, which is a lovely town on the canal with some very nice properties butted up against the towpath. We went to the services and then turned around at the nearby winding hole. We had a walk around the town and a chilled time of it. Unfortunately, the engine was playing up again and I was getting a rather unpleasant noise coming from around the gearbox area at the back – something to get looked at as a matter of urgency.
After Penkridge we sailed all the way back to Great Heywood and moored before the lock on the way up the T&M towards Stone. Our plan is simple, get back to the marina and then go down to Dee’s for the move on the 4th September and then stay there until we’ve sorted everything out we can then return and move the boat to her permanent winter mooring in Stone.
On the 24th August 2020 the Marina had a Red Letter day’s balloon trip in the afternoon for quite a lot of people. It was a very calm and wind free afternoon with some lovely sunshine. We only noticed when we walked Martha round the field the balloon was launching from.
Artful Dodger 