Mind the bridges near Burston, they are a bit low..

Car House Bridge (49) to Burston, Trent and Mersey Canal, 1 mile 0 locks

The towpath had got a bit muddy and the level of the canal had risen enough to tighten our mooring ropes, so we decided to move just a mile to a mooring I had noticed while walking yesterday, the towpath was completely mud free..

I went out to pull the pins and looking across the fields grabbed the camera before pushing No Problem away from the towpath..

We found bridge 87 quite low on the way to Stone in the other direction and wondered if we would have to remove anything in the other direction today, and the answer was…

Yes.. but no, I didn’t aim No Problem at the bridge at this angle, I have already stopped in time, realising that there is no way the new satellite dish was going under, so had to reverse up and give it another go.  The chimney cleared with inches to spare on passing through like a snail, and it was all stop again straddling the bridge hole while Vic walked back along the gunnel to put the back cover partially down to squeeze under!

I took Lucy and Meg for a stroll round the village of Burston just to the north of the canal.  What a lovely village it is, the houses all situated round the village pond.  There is also a pub, with the biggest car park I have ever seen for such a small place.. surely the locals don’t drive to it!!

Then I took the girls walking in the other direction hoping to cross the wetlands in a different direction than I did yesterday, but….

I think they thought I was wearing my bikini!!.. “Ha, I KNOW it says footpath this way, but no chance girls!!”

We will walk away from the Trent Valley tomorrow perhaps