May Cruise - Day 1

We left home at 9am.  I was rather tired: having vowed not to stay up all night watching the election results, it was so fascinating I didn't go to bed until 3.30am.  However the journey to Norbury Junction was problem-free, and we arrived at 12.30.  Lunch in the cafe, then a very constructive discussion with Simon from Norbury Wharf, about Debdale's future.

Having unloaded the car and taken delivery from Tesco, we set off in bright sunshine at 2.10, heading south.  In spite of the sun it was quite chilly, as there was a cold wind.  Debdale has a new look, having been repainted during the winter and having new signwriting, which looks fantastic.

Being lock-free, this isn't my favourite stretch of canal, but it was looking lovely in the sunshine.  We moored up at 4.45 at Wheaton Aston.

7.5 miles, 0 locks.

September Cruise - Day One

We had an amazingly traffic-free journey to Norbury Junction, so arrived much earlier than planned. Fortunately, the boat yard has a cafe. Our Tesco delivery arrived on time, as did our friends, and then the final piece of the jigsaw fell into place: the boat was ready. We loaded our stuff on board, and set off at around 2.30.



It was a lovely sunny day, and the canal was new territory for us, over embankments and through cuttings. We moored up for the night at Wheaton Aston, where we made use of the Spar shop for the things we'd forgotten. Dinner on board, and we were all in bed by 9.30, at the end of a long day.

7.5 miles, 0 locks