We have spent the last few days around the Great Haywood area. Yesterday we moored at Tixall Wide which feels like you are mooring at the side of a lake. The other bonus is that it has a very low down tow path which makes it very easy to touch up the paintwork along the side of the hull. This morning we left early and went to the junction with the Trent & Mersey canal and stopped for water. There were loads of boats moored but we managed to find a mooring above Haywood Lock. On walking back later the junction was chaos with boats appearing from all directions - a smug smile to each other for coming through earlier!!!
We then met Jeff and Sylvia at the Farm Shop cafe by bridge 74 for lunch. The main reason was to catch up on news and secondly for Jeff to deliver my new 0 gauge coach ordered when we last saw them in April. A short cruise followed before we said our goodbyes. We then had a very pleasant late afternoon cruise to Wolesey Bridge no 70.
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| A narrow boat anchored out in the middle of Tixall Wide something you do not see at all as most narrow boaters would not feel comfortable unless moored to something solid. |
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| A lovely evening photo of reflections in the Wide. |
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| Late evening reflections in the Wide |
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| A final view as we leave Tixall Wide |
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| Jeff & Sylvia just before we all say goodbye |
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| This is the last remaining lock keepers bywashed toilet |
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| Wolseley Bridge over the River Trent from our mooring tonight. |
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| Our mooring from bridge 70 tonight |
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| This is it a Dapol 7mm model of a GWR 59ft auto trailer |
