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Brookham Bridge 88 – Kings Bromley Wharf

Where we are..for now

The day started well until the heavens opened and we got soaked.  By the time we got to Fradley Junction onto the Trent and Mersey Canal we were saturated.  Although the junction itself is really pretty.  Another one of those purely canal orientated villages with café, pub, chandlery and general store.  On a fine day I can see it being really popular with tourists, but today it was deserted, probably due to the rain larraping down all around.   Both Yog and I were soaked through to the knickers.

We moored up at Slaish Woods quite early for us and spent the rest of the day being lazy.  We both needed it and it was a most welcome break.  We just sat and listened to the rain on the roof and watch the rain on the TV weather.

Even though it was nasty outside, people were still moving about in the wet.  We had some very jolly holiday makers come by all waving , smiling and completely soaked!! Bless

At about 4pm the rain had rained itself out and we both had our second wind.  We looked at each other both knowing that coats and rain hats were imminent and set off to do a bit more.  The locks are really narrow and have started to be preceded by even narrower brick footbridges which have chunks out of them where previous boaters haven't quite got the angle right lol.  Also the locks themselves are starting to look really odd, this one looked almost crumpled! 

We needed coal and diesel and the Nicholson’s showed that there was a boatyard just past the next bridge. That would be our first destination for tomorrow.