Colours of the cut and Meg learns to swim at Little Onn

Gnosall to Little Onn, Shroppie, 3 miles 0 locks

All mad rush this morning thanks to Mr Tesco.  We pulled the pins to go get some water from the services just 50 yards ahead of us.  We had arranged for a Tesco Home delivery at the bridge at the far end of Gnosall between 10am and noon, but just as I stepped off No Problem to moor her for water, a phone call “Hello Tony here from Tesco”.. Oh No It’s only 9.20!! So the water stop was abandoned and we cruised the 200 yards to meet Tony who was busily unloading our order from his van.

No worry, but now we have not filled with water, so we need to take care of the supply we have until we reach the next services at Wheaton Aston.  We could have gone there today, but I simply love this mooring where we have put the pins in this evening at Little Onn, we shall stay here for a day or so.

Gnosall was quiet this morning with boats, here we are moored by The Boat Inn..

The colours of the cut are gorgeous at the moment, and going through Cowley cutting was amazing as was most of our trip today, the sunlight through the trees made the colours vibrant..

This was a bit different today..

In most chandlers and gift shops you can buy tiny wooden narrowboats, I have one on my shelf like most people do who live on a boat I guess, but this one has a motor!  “I want that” I called across..

This guy lives on the boat in the pic, and he built this superb model motor boat, as you can see he cruises it remotely.. but he had no intention to let me have his toy!

Meg the pup learned to swim today, making a right mess of getting on the boat at a bridge.. basically she miss timed the step on.  I was going really slowly too, but she decided to jump too early and No Problem was not quite at the bridge hole!

No harm done though, I knocked the prop out of gear while Vic stepped off the boat and hauled her onto the towpath.. she jumped on the boat and got a good rub down with a towel, she was off again at the next bridge hole with no worries or stress.. I think she accepted that as all part of living aboard!