It's now Day 13 (Thurs 26/4) Yesterday we had sun and showers so only did a short day and stopped in Penkridge at 11.30. We walked into the village and had coffee and lunch in a small but excellent cafe called Kaffeine in Market Street.
Today Anne’s sister Sue and her husband Graham together with friends Denise and Jim came to give us a hand up the 7 locks in return for coffee, doughnuts and lunch - it seemed a fair exchange. It made for a very pleasant day with added warm sunshine when we stopped for lunch below Gailey Lock.
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| Our helpers Jim, Graham, Anne and Denise- Sue was helping on the boat |
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| The bridge holes on the Staff & Worcs are very tight,this is the entrance to Gailey Lock with the very distinctive round house which was originally a canal toll house. |
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| Our mooring tonight is out in the countryside just before bridge 74 on the way towards Coven. |
