Wigwam for dry whimps working well to Norbury

Gnosall to Norbury Junction, Shroppie, 2 miles 0 locks

I was in Stafford this morning, then pulled the pins at Gnosall just after lunch to make a move for Norbury Junction where Simon and his team at Norbury Wharf Boatyard are going to do a slight re-design on our dinette that we do not have the tools for.

Logs have been burning well on No Problem, and I am over the moon with our choice of wood burner, the morso which I bought off the internet from Ely Marina.  We have the top one, the airwash one.  In fact we have not used any coal for the last 5 days, and that includes night time.

But with cut logs running low we decided we better stop and cut the rest of the wood in case we get held up at the boatyard.  We were lucky, just as we finished the heavens opened and we dived under our pram canopy on the stern and cruised onwards towards Norbury.  One narrowboat passed us on Norbury embankment and the crew were absolutely soaking wet.. too wet to even give a wave, while Vic and I sipped warm tea like a pair of cosy whimps!

Once moored, took the dogs for an hour or so this evening, but unfortunately no canopy over my head this time and I got a right soaking.. I don’t mind the rain though, as long as I am dressed for the part!

I have a couple of train tickets that I won’t be using.  I purchased return tickets which were cheaper than buying a single that I needed.. silly innit?  But it has been pointed out to me that train tickets are non-transferable, so nobody else can have them.. They will end up in the bin! Such a waste.

I gonna have fun this evening trying to get the dogs off No Problem for their late night walkies.. we were told to ‘back into the wharf’ when we arrived, well not literally!  But we are alongside all the hire boats here with only the stern on the wharf.. that bloomin’ wigwam for whimps is in the way now! 

Post edited at 7pm on 15^th Nov 2007 taking out the offer of the spare tickets.