On our way back from Lancashire we stopped with some old friends Jeff and Sylvia in Uttoxeter by which time the weather had really improved for the better so last Wednesday we went on a trip to see the Cromford canal.
The warehouses at the end of the Cromford canal at Cromford.
Whilst we were walking along the canal to the Cromford and High Peak Railway we saw this water vole going about its business oblivious to the 6 people standing very still on the tow path watching. They are such timid creatures but this one stayed still for a good 5 minutes before it calmly made its way home.
Frederick on test, and the C&O canal
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The January edition of *Canal Boat* is out and includes my boat test on
*Frederick* by Braidbar boats. There’s also a piece I wrote about the
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