Friday
19 April
It was a bit misty this morning, and it took a while to
warm up, though eventually we had a bright, warm afternoon and evening. We left
our busy mooring at 9.00 and soon arrived at Trentham Lock which apart from a
bit of leakage was set for us. BCF members Veronica and John Potter on nb
Thistledown were close behind us. With Veronica’s help we were soon through and
on our way towards Stoke. The Stoke locks were very busy with several boats
coming down which meant they were all in our favour and quickly done especially
as there was a VLK and a CRT man at the top lock offering help.
We had booked in to Festival Park Marina as we were due to
go home for the weekend. Once we had found our mooring and had some lunch, we
walked to St Mark’s Basford (officially in Newcastle-under-Lyme rather than
Stoke, but it was the nearest church with a Good Friday service) for their Hour
at the Cross service - a thought-provoking hour of hymns, prayer and
reflection. We made the return journey (not the most pleasant walk – round a
large roundabout and along the very busy A53) and then wandered through
Festival Park to Morrison’s for bread and milk.
When we got back to the boat, Steve washed the roof and
solemnly warned the resident ducks and geese not to walk on it or fly over it!
Locks 6 Miles 6.00 Total
Locks 37 Total Miles 65.75
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