We are still on route to Nottingham having had a full day of cruising and are currently moored amongst some trees and fields somewhere in between Shardlow and Willington. I am seeing in the changing of the year with gin and tonics and some brilliant music provided by Leigh.
Since my last post we spent boxing day in lovely and rather posh Alrewas and then last Tuesday cruised throughout the day to Willington, a rather small Derbyshire village. From here I spent the rest of the week commuting to work leaving my lovelies on the boat. We had no phone or Internet signals the whole time and there was very little to do, Leigh went a bit stir crazy and Delia, who was kept in due to the train tracks opposite us was climbing the walls.
Fortunately today we made a move for it and now we have better reception. From Willington the larger locks appear on this stretch, suitable for wide beams and barges. One snag is that the gates are heavy and stiff and they take ages to fill up and drain. I guess we have got used to whizzing through single canal locks. It is a nice tree and field lined route aside from the roads and rail lines that so frequently frame the route.
The highlights today included filling with water, washing my hair and sharing a lock with a swan.
Tomorrow we will spend New Years Day cruising through historic Shardlow village and on to Trent Lock. From there it is a good 8 miles into Nottingham so we should be there by Monday.
Ok friends and followers, all the best for 2012, cheers!
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