Searching for suitable moorings at Brewood

Today – Moored Lapley Wood
Weekend – Bridge 8 to Lapley Wood, Shropshire Union Canal, 4.5 miles 0 locks

We moved on Saturday up to Brewood to find somewhere for Wendie and the rest of the family to join us for the weekend.  It had to be a pretty good place because overnight on Saturday the van would contain all the luggage for going to America and Disneyland for them.. Gawd, I felt sick at the idea of someone nicking the vehicle..

On the way is this fantastic bridge.. Bridge 10 this is, Avenue Bridge,  you can’t tell by this pic, but it actually curves round at the sides, it is one of the most splendid bridges I have seen on the waterways …

Kiera and I went walking and actually crossed over this bridge.  It is really wide, wider in fact than a normal road, but there is no road, just a beautiful grassy footpath over the top.  The footpath goes through an avenue of trees.. hence the name.

So we moored at Brewood, but the canal is in a cutting and the pub is well out of sight, so Kiera and I walked up to the next bridge to see if that was any better, and sure enough it was.  On the opposite side of the towpath by the bridge were British Waterway long term moorings with a good pull in alongside just off the bridge, and it was deep enough for No Problem to moor close-ish to the bridge on the towpath side.  I asked one of the boaters on the moorings if it would be OK to park there for the night, he gave me the nod saying it was very safe..

It is often very difficult to find places for visitors to park their cars, and I feel a real sense of responsibility when I choose.. last summer I chose, and my other daughter Jennie’s car got broken into while she was visiting us.. put a real downer on the weekend that did..

Wendie and Co found us OK, and we had a lovely evening aboard followed a relaxing morning..

Before they all left yesterday for the Airport Hotel ready to fly out this morning ..

Just got a text from them… they have just arrived in the US.  Oh and I have new visitors, their two huge labradors.. Tilly and Buddy..