Waterway Routes meets No Problem at Great Haywood

Moored Gt Haywood, Trent & Mersey Canal

Well the dentist was OK, and once I told the really nice receptionist to lock the door once I was in there, I was happy enough to sit in the dentist’s chair.  A fair bit of work to be done though.  I am not surprised, I am the biggest coward on earth when it comes to the dentist!

Never mind.

So this might be an opportunity to ‘do the ring’.  I haven’t done a ring in ages and looking at the map, the 4 counties ring looks a possibility, but certainly not in a week.. maybe three or even four, with a possible trip along the Llangollen in early October, hoping then to be able to go further south missing the winter stoppages… Mind you there is that long, long tunnel to have to go through.  But if I have managed to go to the dentist, I am sure I can manage that.. easy peasy!

But that is only a thought for us at the moment.  In all the years I have been boating I have never ventured along the Llangollen Canal.. Sounds a good thought though!

Just got back from Stafford when I spied Paul Balmer with his new narrowboat Waterway Routes approaching the junction here in the pouring rain..

And running quickly under the bridge I snapped a very cheery pair.. Pauls family, Andrew and Susan trying to take some sort of cover from the pouring rain, before mooring up in the space behind us!

Grand tours all round then as we were invited for tea and coffee this afternoon followed by a ‘walk through’ of Waterway Routes.. then a ‘walk through’ of No Problem showing the progress we had made with the fit out since we saw them all earlier in the year.

We were totally and utterly spoilt tonight, being invited for dinner and not even being allowed to help wash/dry afterwards.. thank you all very much, we really enjoyed  

Christine and Susan joined me for a walk tonight with Lucy after dinner, and Susan managed to find a geocache, one that I was unable to find the other day.. but at least I took her to the right place!

Tim of Staffordshire Canopies has finished the cratch cover and was going to fit it today, but it was far too dangerous to be balancing around on the bows of a narrowboat in all the wet weather, so if tomorrow is OK he will fit it then.. I can’t wait for that.  At the moment I feel that No Problem is a bit ‘undressed’ on her bows, she certainly is very wet..