Vic cruises and I walk back to Cowley

Little Onn to Wheaton Aston and back to Cowley, Shropshire Union Canal, 6 miles 0 locks

Well I have calmed down now.. but what an awful result that was last night, the cost I see is running up to about 2 billion pounds!!.. Heh, just 22 men kicking a footie about!

Pulled the pins this morning to pick up diesel at 51.9p from Turners at Bridge 19 I think it is.  Just 4p cheaper than Norbury, so you might think it is not worth going for.  Well maybe not, but No Problem’s engine has to be run a couple of hours each day to provide the electricity for the washing machine and the computer and tele to mention a few bits, let along the phone chargers, battery chargers.. oh and the fridge and lights.  May as well cruise along the canal for a couple of hours, same as sitting still really.

Moored for lunch at Wheaton Aston, then winded (turned) No Problem and made our way north again.

I walked with the dogs along the towpath while Vic took NP.  I don’t normally enjoy walking the towpaths, I suppose I see them day in day out, I like going across country, but the towpaths in this area, and actually on most of this canal is in good shape, so made for pleasant walking..

I love this bridge, its called Turnover Bridge, and as you see it is a turnover bridge!!  It takes the footpath from one side of the canal to the other.  The horses would go up the towpath on the right, over the bridge and then continue along the towpath on the other side going under the bridge.  It meant that the ropes on the horses didn’t have to be taken off the towed boat.

In fact, this is quite a unique turnover bridge, it also has a roadway on it, and that is separated from the footpath by a stone wall..

Thoroughly enjoyed my three mile walk..

I see Chas of Moore2Life has a new pram cover.. what an interesting design it is..

This was made for them by Tim and Lisa Salt of Staffordshire Canopies, the same people who made our covers.  I gotta give it to them, they sure do a good job, and this innovative design Tim calls “a folding ‘biminy’ cover”.  The front screen has a zip on each side so that it can be lifted up if the raindrops become too heavy on it. I love it.