Yog voices his views

26/04/12

Kings Bromley Wharf – Bridge 79, Brinepit Bridge

Sure enough I am woken up again by the dog giving me some form of bizarre walk on mummy massage as Yog is reversing into the landing stage where the marina pumps its diesel from. They didn’t open till 9am and we had a bit of a wait till then so I had plenty of time to get my head together and consume tea. At nine, a lady appeared to give us some help and very nice she was too.  She also owned an ex Black Prince and really knew what she was doing when it comes to the pump out.  We both thought she went over and above the call of duty to make sure she got every last bit!!  Over all we probably got the best service so far from Kings Bromley Marina and would highly recommend others to give them their patronage.

Aqueduct over Trent

We continued along the Trent to Armitage where I needed the Post Office.  Armitage itself isnt all that to shout home about, there was a post office and an overpriced general store but that was about it.  I bought some overpriced bread and milk and decided to try Rugeley for the rest of the shopping.  Rugeley is just as bad as Nuneaton if not a bit worse, not somewhere we would have been happy stayingnnat all.  There was a Morrisons not far from the canal but that's about it.  

The exit from Rugeley is marked by a pretty aqueduct of a the River Trent.  It was flowing really fast and was quite mesmerising.  From then on the scenery got really lovely, even if the journey wasn't.  We got run aground twice by oncoming boats.  There seems to be a real lack of courtesy here and its really winding Yog up.  Its bad enough he is having to handle SB in 14mph winds at slow speeds whilst  passing moored boats with nearly every oncoming boat just  steaming past with no consideration for us or those around us.  It has pushed us into the bank and caused us to hit other boats.  Is there some unwritten rule on the Trent and Mersea that we don't know about?  Should we just steam past like they all seem to? Dunno? I was inside the boat the first time it happened and the noise was terrible, I really thought the side of the river was going to come through the side of the boat!!

To give you an idea of how Yog was feeling by the end of the day here is a quote from what he posted on Facebook that evening.  (those of you with a nervous disposition please look away now!)
Quote from Yog: What a feckin shite canal , and what wankers the boaters are we have encountered , I've been pushed up the mud by tossers that haven't got a clue how to pass from the opposite direction or how fast to go , granted most have been hire boats . I am seriously unimpressed so far, fuckin monkeys