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Three Mile Post
There is one advantage of heading south on the Shropshire Union and that is that after Tyrley there is only the single lock at Wheaton Aston which means that the day can be spent relaxing, reading, listening to music or … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, August Bank Holiday, Trips
Tagged brewood, gnosall, norbury, wheaton aston
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Halcyon days
The next morning Kathy (who doesn’t often lie in at the weekends, compared to me who will lie in at the drop of a hat) got up early and took some photos, hoping to catch some atmospheric shots before the … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, Trips
Tagged gnosall, market drayton, norbury, tyrley, woodseaves
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The Great Fire of Wheaton Aston
We arrived at the moorings on Thursday night at about 9:15 having left Cheltenham just after 7pm – we’d been held up by a couple of slow vehicles after we had come off the motorway. As it was too late … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, Trips
Tagged norbury, weedhatch, wheaton aston
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Back at “Home”
Well the BSS work was finally complete (See Steve’s Blog for more info ) so today we headed up to Norbury Junction to pick up the boat and return it to its moorings at Market Drayton .It was nice to … Continue reading
Due South
From Ladybird Moorings to Three Mile Post, a distance of 23 miles, 6¼ flg and 6 locks. We had arrived at the mooring on Thursday evening – it took 90 minutes from Cheltenham and we used the motorway (M5 and … Continue reading